England vs India, 4th Test

The English, led by Mike Brearley, bossed India en route to a massive innings win. England batted big in the first innings, making 633 with David Gower and Geoff Boycott hitting contrasting centuries. While Gower went to make a double, an innings of sheer elegance, Kapil Dev toiled hard, taking all the five wickets to fall before the declaration. In response, India could muster only 297 and were asked to follow-on. Gavaskar and Chauhan laid a much more solid platform in the second innings, Vishwanath also contributed with 51. However, all it did was to reduce the margin of defeat. Ian Botham claimed a match haul of 7 wickets to emerge as the bowling hero.

England lead the 5-match series 2-1. Unless India do something out of the ordinary, the series is heading in only one direction. Can Dhoni inspire his boys to come back strongly and level the series? Will Cook and Co. have a stroll in the park at The Oval? Join us for the answers on August 15th for the fifth Test. Before we go, here is part 26 of our detailing of the England-India Test series in England. Until next time, take care and Cya!

Hassan Cheema: England went 10 Tests without a win. It took the humiliation of being India's first away victims for 3 yrs that shook them from their slumber

Lawrence Booth: India's two innings lasted 89.4 overs in total - two balls short of a full day's play...

Bishan Singh Bedi: Dreadful reminder of summer of '42!!

Ayaz Memon: Surreal, this capitulation after the win at Lord's. Complete collapse of mind is how I see it. Is recovery possible? Who can lead it & how?

Harsha Bhogle: there were 60 overs lost to rain and the match ended before scheduled close on day 3. that dire!

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England on the other hand, seem to have got into the zone. The seniors are performing, youngsters like Ballance, Root, Buttler and Woakes have had their fair share of say in the series. Their concerns going into the next Test will be the form of Robson and how bad is Broad's injury. However, even if Broad misses out they have Steven Finn waiting in the wings. Cook will be a relieved man, he was criticized after his team had gone through a 10-match winless streak, but here he is with two in two. If they continue to play the way they have done in the previous two games, then The Oval Test might see them win the series 3-1.

What now for India? Their batting has failed miserably in the last two Tests. They have been found wanting against Anderson and Broad, Pujara and Kohli look woefully out of form. The opening looks very weak, Vijay has not had the kind of support he would have liked. Rahane has been the backbone, but he too had a forgettable game. Dhoni was the lone batsman who showed application in the middle. Where are the 20 wickets going to come from? The bowling depends a lot on Bhuvneshwar, if he does not provide early breakthroughs then India keep chasing leather. How long can one term Pankaj as unlucky? He bowled well in bits and pieces but was not consistent enough. Aaron was the standout bowler in this match. He troubled the batsmen with pace and swing. Ashwin and Jadeja need to work on their bowling, Moeen Ali is outbowling them by a long margin. They need to go back to their drawing boards and come up with a plan to answer the above queries if they want to level the series at The Oval.

Stuart Broad is the Man of the Match, since he was not available, Cook collected the cheque and the champagne bottle on his behalf.

Cook: "Can't ask for more, 9 wickets in the session. We didn't think we could get it done today, but it was great to win today. Jimmy was not fully fit, but it was a great effort by him to get off the bed. Moeen Ali has been working really hard, I have not seen anyone improve as he has. He has learned how to bowl in international cricket. Jimmy and Broady were excellent in the first hour. To bowl out India for 152 was a great achievement. It was a real nasty blow and he got hit on the nose (on Broad's injury). We don't really know the seriousness of the injury. We wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully it won't ruin his good looks. Those (Anderson and Broad) two have been great, they help the younger bowlers and pass them lots of useful tips. We can rest well with the two extra days. It was a brilliant wicket, it had enough pace and I would like to congratulate the groundsmen."

Dhoni: "I think the first innings was not up to the mark. We have to work in that area for the next Test. We have played with 5 bowlers more often than not and he is the one who has contributed with the bat. There are a lot of reasons, many of them are going through a bad patch. We have had some tough sessions, I am talking about the entire series. The pitches have been very good in this series. The wicket here was not that difficult to bat on, but we needed to show more application. Pujara goes in with only 3 or 4 overs bowled, he is under pressure and it will improve him as a cricketer. Virat is going through a lean period, he has had couple of great years but every cricketer has this phase in his career. It is important to spend time in the middle. I am happy with the way we have progressed. Aaron is someone who can bowl quick and is someone who can bounce the batsman out. He is one of the positives, the second was, since the Test ended in three days, we get two extra days to rest(smiles)."

Credit to England though, with nearly two sessions being washed out on day 2 and Broad not bowling in the second innings, they cruised to victory. The seniors have come to the fore, Anderson and Broad bowled with venom on the first day. The duo picked up 9 wickets between them and bundled out India for 152. Bell then came in and contributed with a stroke filled fifty, Root's magnificent summer continued as he notched up yet another fifty. Buttler curbed his natural instincts and played the supporting role to Root. However, he loosened up after his fifty and played some delightful shots. Moeen Ali came on and caused hara-kiri, as he picked up 3 wickets in a space of 4 overs.

India started steadily with Vijay and Gambhir seeing off Anderson's first spell, but Woakes got one to nip back in and trapped the former. Gambhir didn't have the best of comebacks as he fell to a short delivery down leg. After that the floodgates opened, the visitors lost 4 wickets for 8 runs. Dhoni tried to be aggressive, but he too fell to Moeen Ali who has become a real thorn for the Indian batting line-up. The off-spinner took 4 wickets and now has the best strike-rate among all the bowlers in this series. Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar hung around for sometime, but the latter was run-out going for a suicidal second. With two wickets to win, it was a matter of time before England wrapped it up. Jordan put his hand up and picked up No.10 and No.11 off consecutive deliveries.

India's tour is going from bad to worse. The victory at Lord's seems a distant memory. They started day 3 trailing by 85, Root and Buttler continued from yesterday. The pair added 134 runs for the 7th wicket. Both got their fifties, Buttler though was given two lives, once when he was dropped by Kohli and then Dhoni missed a run-out chance. After lunch, Broad took on the short balls and was hit on the nose trying to pull one. He went off the field and England were all-out for 367.

England team gather around and congratulate each other. Cook and Jimmy take a stump as a souvenir. Cook waves the stump around to acknowledge the support his side has got at OT. The Indian team come out and shake hands with the hosts. Cook leads his team to the pavilion, there are plenty of high-fives among the players and the backroom staff.

42.6 Jordan to Pankaj Singh, out Bowled!! England thump India, take a 2-1 lead in the series. A perfect ball to the tailender, Jordan goes off on a celebratory run, toe-crushing yorker, Pankaj tries to dig it out, the ball deflects off the boot onto the stumps. Pankaj Singh b Jordan 0(1)

Jordan to Pankaj Singh, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Pankaj Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.5 Jordan to Aaron, out Caught by Buttler!! Finally, Jordan gets his name in the wickets column. The perfect short delivery to the No.10, it was right at the batsman's throat, Aaron tries to get out of the way, but ends up hanging his glove up, the ball brushes the glove and goes to Buttler who takes an easy catch. England one wicket away from taking a 2-1 lead. Aaron c Buttler b Jordan 9(13) [4s-2]

Jordan to Aaron, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

42.4 Jordan to Ashwin, 1 run, short and on the body, Ashwin swivels and pulls it to deep square leg, the substitute make an acrobatic save diving to his left, he stopped it with one-hand

42.3 Jordan to Ashwin, FOUR, half volley outside off, Ashwin comes slightly forward and caresses the drive between extra cover and mid-off, that shot had class written all over it

42.2 Jordan to Ashwin, 2 runs, Ashwin seemed to have repeated his dismissal from the first innings. Takes on the short ball, top-edges it towards mid-wicket, Robson runs back and puts in the dive but can't get a hand to it

42.1 Jordan to Aaron, 1 run, short of length close to off, Aaron pushes it to backward point and gives the strike back to Ashwin

41.6 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, SIX, Ashwin showing his mates how they need to play Moeen Ali. Shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it beautifully over long on, gets the maximum result

41.5 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, floated up on off and middle, Ashwin comes down the track and blocks

41.4 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, slows it up on off, Ashwin defends it back to the bowler

41.3 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, FOUR, too full and outside off, Ashwin gets his bat down, opens the face and drives it square of the wicket, the ball sped away to the fence

41.1 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, 1 run, this is interesting, he has taken the single off the first ball, he didn't do that in the previous over, Ashwin nudges it to deep mid wicket for a single

Time for the last drinks break. Dhoni counter-attacked, but played one shot too many as he fell to Moeen Ali. Ashwin has held fort at one end, but was involved in running out Bhuvneshwar. It just looks a matter of time before England wrap this up.

40.6 Jordan to Aaron, no run, back of a length close to off, Aaron bunts it off the back foot past towards silly point

40.5 Jordan to Aaron, no run, sharp bouncer angled at the batsman, Aaron ducks under it and lets it go, that was well played by the No.10

A leg gully and silly point in place

40.4 Jordan to Aaron, no run, short of length just outside off, Aaron fishes at it away from the body and is beaten

40.3 Jordan to Aaron, FOUR, pitched up outside off, Aaron drives it without much feet movement, he got it off the middle though as the ball kept going away from Moeen Ali who was giving chase

40.2 Jordan to Aaron, no run, good length and around off, Aaron stays back, pushes hard and the ball goes off the edge to fourth slip, good stop by Jimmy diving to his right

40.1 Jordan to Aaron, FOUR, short and outside off, no much venom on that delivery, Aaron gets on top and cuts it to the third man boundary

39.6 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, drives harder, to the mid on fielder again, Aaron has to take strike now! Will Cook get Anderson?

39.5 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin drives it to mid on, straight to the fielder

39.4 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin gets forward and pats it towards mid off, doesn't take the single again

39.3 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, fuller and flighted, driven back to Moeen Ali

39.2 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin drives to cover, doesn't take a single

39.1 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, almost sneaks through as Ashwin looks to defend on the frontfoot, his back leg prevents the ball from going back onto the stumps

38.6 Jordan to Aaron, no run, four slips, a silly point and a short leg in place for Aaron, he defends it to the off side and looks to sneak a single, slips as he tries to take off, gets back to the crease

38.5 Jordan to Aaron, no run, Aaron stays back and turns it to short leg

38.4 Jordan to Aaron, no run, good short ball, Aaron manages to watch it through to the keeper

38.3 Jordan to Aaron, no run, on the stumps, a decent defense from Aaron

Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease

38.2 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, out Bhuvneshwar Run Out!! 1 run completed. That's the last thing India wanted at this stage, poor running. Bhuvneshwar steered it towards deep point and went for the second run, Moeen Ali ran back and threw the ball back to Buttler, it was a loopy throw, but good enough to find Bhuvneshwar well short of the crease, goes back with a disappointing look on his face. A dive might have saved him, but that's a bit too much to expect. Bhuvneshwar run out (Moeen Ali/Buttler) 10(15) [4s-2]

Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is run out! The umpire didn't even go up to the third umpire. Poor running.

38.1 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no run, not much feet movement, Bhuvneshwar stays in the crease and defends it off the inner half of the bat

37.6 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin leans and taps it back to Moeen Ali

37.5 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, off the back foot, whipped past the short leg fielder

37.4 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin gets across and pats it to the on side

37.3 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, down the leg stump, Buttler hops to his left to collect

37.2 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, more of the same as Ashwin drives it back towards Moeen Ali

36.6 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good solid forward defense to end a frustrating over for Jordan

36.6 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no ball, superb delivery, full and luring Bhuvneshwar to go for the drive, managed to get the outside edge, Bell snaffles it up and to everyone's misery, Jordan has overstepped

Bhuvi has been caught at 2nd slip and the umpires are checking for a front foot no-ball. Has Jordan overstepped? Yes, he has! What an anti-climax for Jordan.

36.5 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, width on offer, Bhuvneshwar cuts it through backward point, beautifully played and the ball goes rocketing to the fence!

36.4 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no run, another solid block from Bhuvneshwar as Jordan bowls it on the stumps

36.3 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Bhuvneshwar gets forward and defends it

36.2 Jordan to Bhuvneshwar, no run, low full toss, Bhuvneshwar opens the blade and gets bat on ball, the ball bounces and goes to 3rd slip, England appeal in unison, the third umpire confirms that it was indeed a bump ball

England have appealed for a catch. The umpires are having a word with each other. They are going upstairs. Did Bhuvi jab the full toss onto the ground before the ball lobbed to 3rd slip? Yes, it did. Wonder how the umpires didn't spot it! Poor stuff.

36.1 Jordan to Ashwin, 1 run, a rising delivery and Ashwin stands tall to drop it to the on side, they scamper through for a single

35.6 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Bhuvneshwar gets forward and defends it to the right of the bowler

35.5 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Bhuvneshwar defends a flatter one to the on side

35.4 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, top shot! Moeen Ali flights and dishes a buffet ball, Bhuvneshwar drives beautifully through cover, with so many men around the bat, there are easy gaps to pick, four more

35.3 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, 1 run, Ashwin goes across and turns it to the on side

35.2 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin drives one to the right of the bowler to mid on

35.1 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin stretches to defend to the off side

34.6 Jordan to Ashwin, 3 runs, to long on, he's showing the top order batsmen how to play, beautifully placed between midwicket and mid on off the backfoot again, Joe Root pulls it back as the batsmen take three

34.5 Jordan to Ashwin, no run, good bouncer, much closer to Ashwin, Ashwin did well to drop his bat in time

34.4 Jordan to Ashwin, 2 runs, punched through extra cover, the ball doesn't have enough on it to reach the boundary, he'll get only two

34.3 Jordan to Ashwin, FOUR, back of a length, Ashwin opens the face of the bat and steers it through point, plays it with soft hands and times it to perfection, top shot

34.3 Jordan to Ashwin, wide, Jordan is getting too predictable now, short ball outside off, Ashwin gets under it and the umpire has some exercise to do, wide signalled

34.2 Jordan to Ashwin, no run, much better short ball this time around, Ashwin awkwardly sways under it at the last moment

34.1 Jordan to Ashwin, FOUR, Jordan bowls it short, at a healthy height for Ashwin to go for his favorite short arm pull through mid wicket, gets four runs for the effort

33.6 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, no run, fuller one, driven to mid on, another successful over for Moeen Ali, he has now taken 19 wickets in this series

33.5 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Bhuvneshwar stays inside the crease and pushes it back to the bowler

33.4 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, 1 run, Ashwin turns it on the back foot to backward square leg

33.3 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar gets off the mark after two successive ducks by turning one past the fielder at forward short leg

Five fielders around the bat for Bhuvi.

33.2 Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Bhuvneshwar gets forward and taps it down the wicket

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

33.1 Moeen Ali to Dhoni, out Caught by Ballance!! Dhoni departs trying to counter-attack. What a catch by Gary Ballance at mid wicket! Dhoni comes down the wicket and looks to hoick it over mid wicket, doesn't get the elevation, Ballance was in the air diving to his right as he grabbed the ball with both hands, Dhoni takes a while to realize what has happened, but he has to make a long way back. Before we forget, it's that man with the golden arm, Moeen Ali again, doing the damage. Dhoni c Ballance b Moeen Ali 27(22) [4s-4]

Moeen Ali to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

32.6 Jordan to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin prefers to stay on the backfoot, defends it to the on side

32.5 Jordan to Ashwin, no run, a short ball well dealt, Ashwin was on his toe, dropping the ball down, he's looked more comfortable than most top order batsmen for India

32.4 Jordan to Dhoni, 3 runs, Dhoni leans so much that he was on his knee as he creamed this through cover, the ball doesn't have enough to reach the boundary, Woakes pulls it back just in time

28.4 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, Woakes has his hands up as he apologizes to Cook. Again short and wide outside off, Dhoni cuts it up and over point, these are easy pickings for the Indian skipper

28.3 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, Woakes provides some width on short delivery, Dhoni is quick to rock back and cut it over point, he was not looking to keep down the ground

28.2 Woakes to Dhoni, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Dhoni rides the bounce and gets his fast hands into play, he cuts it past gully and comes back for the second

28.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Drinks are on the field now. Well the first hour after tea has seen England inch closer to victory. It all started when Gambhir gloved one down leg, once again India lost 4 wickets for 8 runs. Moeen Ali has been the chief destroyer with 3 wickets. While Anderson kept probing away at the other end. Dhoni is left stranded with the tail for the second time in the Test. Can he pull off a miracle and save this game?

27.6 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, pushes it through on off, Ashwin stays in the crease and turns it to mid-wicket

27.4 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, lunges forward and defends it back to the bowler

27.3 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, floated up around off, Ashwin stays low and works it in front of mid-wicket

27.2 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, flighted on off, Ashwin drives and picks out mid-on

27.1 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, tosses it up on off, Ashwin hangs back and turns it to the on-side

26.6 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, another short of length delivery, Dhoni fends it and the ball lobs wide of Robson at FSL

26.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, shortens the length, Dhoni ekes out an inside edge onto the pads, luckily it didn't pop up to FSL

26.4 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, back of a length just outside off, Dhoni lifts his bat and lets it go

26.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, slightly short and around off, Dhoni guides it to backward point with an open face

26.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Dhoni tucks it towards FSL, Robson shows good reflexes

26.1 Woakes to Dhoni, 2 runs, strays onto the pads, Dhoni glances it to fine leg, the substitute keeps the batsmen down to two

Chris Woakes [6.0-2-13-1] is back into the attack

Moeen Ali is now joint second highest wicket taker in the series. He is tied on 18 wickets with Bhuvneshwar. Part-timer??

25.6 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, 2 runs, flatter and on off, Ashwin goes back and clips it to deep mid wicket for a couple

Harsha Bhogle on commentary says, "Here comes Jim Laker"!

25.5 Moeen Ali to Ashwin, no run, too full and on off, Ashwin squeezes it back to the bowler

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

25.4 Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Jordan!! Moeen Ali is on a roll! He picks up his third wicket. Shane Warne on air can't believe how India have played Moeen Ali. Another one that he gets to turn and bounce, Jadeja presses forward to defend, the ball takes the shoulder of the bat and goes to slip, Jordan completes an easy take. England well on course to victory. Ravindra Jadeja c Jordan b Moeen Ali 4(5) [4s-1]

Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

25.3 Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, slower and on off, Jadeja pushes it back to the bowler

Coming back to the Jadeja boundary, Anderson applauded sarcastically after Jadeja hit him

25.1 Moeen Ali to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, "catch it" was the shout from the close in fielders, but it was off the pads, Dhoni prods forward and the ball lobs wide of the FSL fielder

24.6 J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, 61/5 and Jadeja decides to dance down the wicket and attack Anderson. That is a brave move as it paid off, he slaps it past the vacant mid-wicket area. Anderson won't be too worried with this approach

24.5 J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, seemed to be an attempted yorker, it goes on the full, Jadeja takes a step out of the crease and turns it to mid-wicket

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

24.4 J Anderson to Kohli, out Caught by Bell!! Anderson has his bunny! Second time in the Test he has got rid of Kohli. Anderson goes off on a celebratory run. Kohli gets out in the same way as he has been doing in this entire series. On a good length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Kohli goes hard at it, the ball takes the edge and goes to second slip, Bell snuffles up a good low take. How quickly the game has changed? Can India at least bat out the day? Kohli c Bell b J Anderson 7(11) [4s-1]

J Anderson to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

24.3 J Anderson to Kohli, no run, much better, Kohli goes back and across, punches and finds cover

24.2 J Anderson to Kohli, no run, again, touch short and around off, Kohli dabs it in front of point. Kohli still not getting behind the line while playing that

24.1 J Anderson to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

23.6 Moeen Ali to Dhoni, no run, touch quicker and on off, Dhoni goes deep in his crease and blocks

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Dhoni is crowded around the bat. A slip, leg slip, silly point and FSL in place

23.5 Moeen Ali to Rahane, out Caught&Bowled!! India are crumbling! England's so called part-timer is at it again. This is his 17th wicket in the series. A very soft dismissal. Nice loopy delivery on off, Rahane drives it back to the bowler, Moeen Ali hangs on to a low catch. That wicket would make any off-spinner proud. He got it to drift into the batsman and made him drive back to him. Rahane c and b Moeen Ali 1(9)

Moeen Ali to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

23.4 Moeen Ali to Rahane, no run, tosses it up on off, Rahane comes down the track and turns it to mid-wicket

23.3 Moeen Ali to Rahane, no run, flighted on off and middle, Rahane blocks it back to the bowler

23.2 Moeen Ali to Rahane, no run, loud appeal for catch at leg slip, sharp turn, Rahane pushes at it and the ball goes off the thigh pad to Cook. Umpire Tucker got that spot on, as there was nothing on the Hot-Spot and the Snicko

23.1 Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery on off, Kohli sweeps it on the bounce to deep square leg. The Indian batsmen want to be positive against Moeen Ali

22.6 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, shortens the length outside off, Rahane goes fishing after it and the ball zips past the outside edge. Loose shot that from Jinks

22.5 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, back of a length on off, Rahane bunts it in front of cover

22.4 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, full and on the stumps, Rahane drives and picks out mid-on

22.3 J Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, on a length and close to off, Kohli eases it towards point and takes the single on offer

22.2 J Anderson to Kohli, FOUR, short delivery and Kohli has dispatched it. He does not seem to be in trouble when the ball is short, he was quick to transfer his weight on the back foot and pull it in front of square for his first boundary

22.1 J Anderson to Kohli, no run, shapes back in from a length, Kohli gets right behind the line and taps it to the off-side

21.6 Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli gets off the pair in a streaky way, pushes hard at the flighted delivery, gets an inside edge and the ball lobs off the pads to the vacant leg slip region. The third umpire was called in for a run-out chance at the striker's end, but Rahane was well home

21.5 Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, bit quicker and on off, Kohli knocks it to the off-side

21.3 Moeen Ali to Rahane, 1 run, drops it short and outside off, Rahane is quick to go back and cut it to sweeper cover

21.2 Moeen Ali to Rahane, no run, flighted on off, Rahane defends it back to the bowler

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

21.1 Moeen Ali to Pujara, out Lbw!! Two in two! Moeen Ali gets rid of Pujara. He does not like the decision, but umpire Tucker has given him the marching orders. Tossed up and turns back in, Pujara lunges forward to defend, he misses and is struck on the pads. The England close-in fielders went up straightaway and Tucker obliged. Was the impact outside off? No, the impact was in line but the Hawk-Eye suggests that it was spinning down leg. Pujara lbw b Moeen Ali 17(38) [4s-2]

Moeen Ali to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

20.6 J Anderson to Gambhir, out Caught by Buttler!! Anderson strikes! Effort delivery from Jimmy. Short and directed at the batsman's body, Gambhir was hoping and trying to fend it away, the ball kisses the gloves on the way to Buttler who takes the simplest of catches. Gambhir hangs his head back when Erasmus made the decision. Not the best of comebacks for him, failed in both the innings. Gambhir c Buttler b J Anderson 18(53) [4s-3]

J Anderson to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

20.5 J Anderson to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir has struggled with the line on leg-stump, he goes back and does not get bat on the clip, the ball thuds into the thigh pad and was rolling back onto the stumps before Gambhir pushed it away

20.4 J Anderson to Pujara, 1 run, shortens the length on off and middle, Pujara turns it to square leg and hurries through for the single

20.3 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, on a length just outside off, Pujara covers the line and shoulders arms

20.2 J Anderson to Pujara, FOUR, short, wide and four. There was plenty of width on offer, Pujara gets on top of the bounce and cuts it fiercely to the third man boundary

20.1 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, fullish and on off, Pujara blocks it back to Anderson off the front foot

19.6 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, FOUR, good positive intent that from Gambhir, decides to play the sweep, middles it and hits the gap as well, the ball races away to the deep mid wicket fence

19.5 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, too full and on the stumps, Gambhir squeezes it in front of mid-wicket

19.4 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, floated up around off, Gambhir looks solid in his front foot defence

19.3 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, slows it up on off, Gambhir leans forward and blocks with bat and pad close together

19.2 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, presses forward and blocks it with the inside half of the bat to the on-side

19.1 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, flighted on off and middle, Gambhir defends it back to the bowler with a straight bat

Moeen Ali [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

18.6 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, back of a length on off, Pujara gets behind the line and pushes it to the right of Anderson

18.5 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, better! On a length around off, Pujara plays a copybook forward defence

18.4 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, the sucker delivery, full and inviting the batsman to drive, Pujara was drawn into the shot, he was beaten comprehensively by the away movement

18.3 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, good length ball close to off, Pujara prefers to stay on the back foot and knock it to cover

18.2 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, shortens the length around off, Pujara goes back and dabs it with soft hands to gully

18.1 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, fuller and just outside off, Pujara comes on the front foot and defends

17.6 Jordan to Pujara, 1 run, good length slanting in on middle, Pujara comes slightly forward and works it to mid-wicket. England seem to be searching for the bat and pad gap where Pujara has been susceptible in this series

17.5 Jordan to Pujara, FOUR, full toss outside off, Pujara does not miss out on those, he lunges forward and creams the drive to the sweeper boundary

17.4 Jordan to Pujara, no run, drags the length back around off, Pujara knocks it towards cover off the back foot

17.3 Jordan to Pujara, no run, this took off from nowhere, on a length outside off, Pujara shoulders arms. The ball climbs viciously as Buttler collects it over his head

17.2 Jordan to Pujara, no run, good length just outside off, left alone

Broad has been taken for an X-ray. We will keep you updated once we have more news regarding the extent of his injuries.

17.1 Jordan to Gambhir, 1 run, too full and on leg-stump, Gambhir flicks it past that fielder at leg gully, it was in the air but just wide of the man

A leg gully in place for Gambhir

16.6 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, fullish and close to off, Pujara leans forward and blocks it well

16.5 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, pitches it up and gets some movement away from the batsman, Pujara has nothing to do with it as it is outside off

16.4 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, Pujara watches the ball go into Buttler's gloves

16.1 J Anderson to Pujara, no run, Pujara has looked vulnerable outside off, he was in a fix whether to play or leave, in the end the ball hits the face of the bat and goes to gully

James Anderson [4.0-2-4-0] is back into the attack

15.6 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, shortens the length outside off, left alone

15.5 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, stifled appeal for lbw, it was going down leg. Gambhir missed out there, he could not connect with the flick, is hit on the pad, but the ball pitched outside leg and was heading down as well

15.4 Jordan to Pujara, 1 run, another one on the legs, Pujara works it behind square on the on-side

15.1 Jordan to Pujara, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Pujara turns it past FSL and gets going with a single

Hello again.. India have lost Vijay, but Gambhir is battling it out in the middle. They need him and Pujara to bat through this last session, if they have to save this Test. England are without the services of Broad, will that dent their chances? Answer to that coming up as we are set for the final session of Day 3...

India in England -1974

3rd Test, Edgbaston - England win by an innings and 78 runs

The script followed an all too familiar trend as England whitewashed India 3-0. Clinical, dominant and ruthless were England. After India got bowled out for 165, lasting close to 60 overs, England batted big, making 459 before the declaration. While Amiss and Fletcher scored fifties each, David Lloyd and Mike Denness hit hundreds with Lloyd going on to complete a double in an incredible knock, blending caution with aggression. The procession for India continued as they sunk to back-to-back innings defeats. It was perhaps the most one-sided series in the history of Test cricket.

Before that, here is part 25 of our summary of England-India Tests in England. We'll be back in a jiffy...

Plenty of drama in the post-lunch session. Broad's injury, blood oozing out of his nose and England coming out fired up against the Indian openers. Gambhir looked edgy throughout. Vijay threw away yet another good start by playing a lazy shot. India trail by 182 and they have a mountain to climb. We'll be back shortly for the final session...

14.6 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir stretches forward to defend, the ball hit Gambhir on the knee roll, and lobs straight to 2nd slip, Cook and Co. appeal, not sure whether they did for a catch or an LBW, not given! Replays showed that it was a pretty close LBW call, could have gone either way. Hawk-Eye says on-field call, and the umpire's call is Not Out. And with that, the players take Tea.

14.4 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, shortish on off, Gambhir finds point off the back foot once more

14.3 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, FOUR, short, cut away! Vintage Gambhir, waits until the ball comes near him, gets it between point and cover point and away she went!

14.2 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, floated full and wide outside off, Gambhir plays an open-faced drive to point

14.1 Moeen Ali to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir stays deep inside the crease, opens the face and steers it to point

Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

It's the last over before Tea. Cook has a plan!

13.6 Jordan to Pujara, 2 runs, stays back and punches it through cover, Moeen Ali runs after the ball as the batsmen collect two more

13.5 Jordan to Pujara, no run, Pujara gets behind the line and defends it down the wicket

13.4 Jordan to Pujara, no run, a bit more bounce on that, the line outside the off stump, Pujara opens the face and drops it behind the stumps

13.3 Jordan to Pujara, no run, unsure whether to play at it or leave it, Pujara gets forward and withdraws at the last moment, the ball still hits the face of the bat and goes to the slip cordon on one bounce

13.2 Jordan to Pujara, no run, bounces to around rib height, Pujara is on his heel as he drops it to the on side

13.1 Jordan to Pujara, no run, fuller one angled towards the middle and leg stump, Pujara defends it to short leg

12.6 Woakes to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara gets forward and drives it to mid on, the fielder dives to his left and keeps it down to one

12.5 Woakes to Pujara, no run, Woakes is bowling a great line, stump to stump, forcing the batsmen to play at it, Pujara's bottom hand comes off the bat as he fends one that was rising onto him

12.4 Woakes to Pujara, no run, nips back in ever so slightly, Pujara lifts his bat and watches it go past

12.3 Woakes to Pujara, no run, fullish again, Pujara gets well forward and defends it with the full face of the bat

12.2 Woakes to Pujara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, left alone by Pujara

12.1 Woakes to Pujara, no run, tries to get some extra pace into the delivery and ends up straying down the leg stump, good take by Buttler behind the stumps

11.6 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir doesn't read the line again, looks to sway across and shoulder arms, gets hit on the thigh guard, no harm done nevertheless

11.5 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, Buttler is collecting almost every delivery over shoulder height, terrific display of pace bowling from England, this one takes off the deck and Gambhir lets it go past by dropping his bat

11.4 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, fuller one, Gambhir drives it back to Jordan who stops it on his follow-through

11.3 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, goes down the leg, Gambhir misses a glance

11.2 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, fuller one Gambhir leans and drives it to mid off

11.1 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, almost another wicket! Gambhir tries to defend on the frontfoot standing on his heel, the extra bounce hits him on the glove and almost lobs to the fielder at short leg, doesn't carry, and Jordan has his hands on his head

10.5 Woakes to Vijay, out Lbw!! Up goes the finger, umpire Erasmus took a while, but the decision is made. Vijay goes far too across trying to play the ball to the on side, the pad comes in the way as the ball shapes in from a length or a couple of yards behind, hits him just above the knee roll, the ball would have gone on to hit middle and leg. Vijay lbw b Woakes 18(36) [4s-3]

Woakes to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

10.4 Woakes to Vijay, no run, a little closer but outside the off stump again, Vijay lifts his bat and lets it go

10.3 Woakes to Vijay, no run, Vijay shoulders arms to one that moves away from the off stump

10.2 Woakes to Vijay, no run, Woakes has a bouncer to offer to which Vijay reacts by ducking underneath the ball, Buttler jumps with arm stretched to collect the ball

10.1 Woakes to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir covers the line to tuck one to the on side towards square leg

9.6 Jordan to Vijay, no run, peach! Gets the ball to nip away and bounce from a length, pitched on middle and off making Vijay hang his bat at it, the movement taking it away from the edge of the bat, fine over from Jordan despite the two boundaries

9.5 Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, fine shot from Vijay, gets forward to the pitch of the ball and drives it through mid off, off the middle of the bat and it goes racing into the fence

9.4 Jordan to Vijay, no run, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms

9.3 Jordan to Vijay, no run, decides to let this one go past, Buttler collects it at around head height, the English bowlers are really exploiting the wicket here

9.2 Jordan to Vijay, FOUR, Oh dear! Vijay couldn't resist the temptation, goes chasing at a delivery outside the off stump, gets a thick outside edge that flies past 4th slip to the third man boundary

9.1 Jordan to Vijay, no run, good cricket all around, the ball swings away after pitching just outside the off stump on a full length region, Vijay with another elegant looking leave!

8.6 Woakes to Vijay, 3 runs, on the stumps from Woakes, Vijay stays inside the crease, pushes it through between mid wicket and mid on with and runs well

8.5 Woakes to Vijay, no run, great bowling that! Short and around the off stump and thereabouts, Vijay was caught hanging his bat at it, luckily it whistled past the outside edge, the bowlers are still getting good bounce out of this wicket

8.4 Woakes to Vijay, no run, on the stumps, Vijay goes back and defends it to the on side

8.3 Woakes to Vijay, no run, bowls a fuller one outside the off stump, Vijay has been good with the leaves apart from just once where he was in two minds and ended up dragging it back

8.1 Woakes to Vijay, FOUR, top shot! Back of a length and Vijay makes room to carve it past a diving backward point fielder, great timing, the ball was in the air for a bit but he got the placement right

Chris Woakes [3.0-2-4-0] is back into the attack

7.6 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, leg-stumpish, Gambhir fails to get the leg glance going, off his thigh pad to the keeper, Jordan was the only one who went up for an appeal, it wasn't in line however

7.5 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, awkward fend to a ball that takes off from a length again, no feet movement, hops to drop the ball down, the ball takes the inside edge and Gambhir is hit on the body

7.4 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, good leave, though it was pretty close to the off stump, might have gone over even if it had been in the line, Jordan is getting the ball to nip around

7.3 Jordan to Gambhir, 2 runs, Gambhir gets forward and gently pats a fuller one towards mid off, senses an opportunity for runs and sneaks two of them

7.2 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets hit on the body trying to fend a ball that nips back in

7.1 Jordan to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir stands on his toes and lets it go as Jordan bowls one outside the leg stump

Chris Jordan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

In the first innings, when the score was 8/0, this is how the scorecard moved - 8/1, 8/2, 8/3 and 8/4... Wonder how things will unfold this time around.

6.6 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, much closer this time around, the ball rises as it goes past Vijay who held the bat close to the body letting it go

6.5 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, too wide outside the off stump, doesn't tempt Vijay to have a go at it

6.4 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, pitches it up and gets it to swing away, left alone by Vijay

6.3 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, shapes away from Vijay who puts his foot forward and shoulders arms

6.2 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, good bounce and carry through to the keeper as Vijay was in two minds, managed to have his bat well within the line of the ball

6.1 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, a hint of away movement, Vijay taps it to the off side after covering the line and looks to take a quick single, Gambhir not interested

Apologies for the delay in commentary. There were some technical issues. We are back now

5.6 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, good length close to off, Gambhir judges it well and lets it go. Plenty of oohs and aahs from the English slip cordon

5.5 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, straight and attacking the stumps, Gambhir looks to turn it to the leg-side, gets a soft leading edge back down the wicket

5.4 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, slanted across off, Gambhir shows no interest of playing that

5.3 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, back of a length on off, Gambhir jumps up and dabs it to gully

5.2 Woakes to Gambhir, FOUR, edge found, but goes past the slip cordon. Woakes shapes it away around off, Gambhir pokes at it with soft hands, the ball goes between third slip and gully

5.1 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, good length on off, Gambhir gets behind the line and defends it in front of mid-off

4.6 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty again, Vijay hangs his bat away from the body and is beaten all ends up. This is excellent stuff from England's premier fast bowler

4.5 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, back to leaving is Vijay

4.4 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, closer to the off stump and it beats Vijay who was prodding forward to defend. That's how he got out in the first innings, but this time he is lucky as the away movement ensures it misses the edge. Great outswing bowling this

4.3 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, outswinger, left alone

4.2 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, short of length, gets big on Vijay, who rides the bounce and knocks it to gully. Well played

4.1 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, bouncer down leg, Vijay goes on his knees and lets it go

3.6 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, shortish and around off, Gambhir dabs it towards gully

3.5 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, tests the batsman with a bouncer, Gambhir ducks under and evades it comfortably

3.4 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, gets it to shape back in, Gambhir does not come fully forward, but defends it with the bat and pad close together

3.3 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, back of a length and angled across the left-hander, Gambhir is comfortable with such deliveries as he lets it go

3.2 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, on a length well wide of off, left alone

3.1 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, short and on leg-stump, Gambhir tucks it to FSL, Robson shows quick reflexes and stops the ball, Gambhir was looking for the single but had to stretch back to get into the crease

2.6 J Anderson to Vijay, 2 runs, bit too straight, on the pads, Vijay hangs back and turns it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a brace

2.5 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, back of a length just outside off, Vijay hoists his bat up and lets it pass

2.4 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, well directed bouncer from Jimmy, it keeps following the batsman, Vijay manages to get out of the way by ducking under it

2.3 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, keeps it on a length close to off, presses it to cover off the front foot

2.1 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, short of length around off, Vijay drops it in front of point, looks for the single but is sent back rightly

1.6 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, shortens the length well wide of off, easy leave for Gambhir

1.5 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, good length and just outside off, lifts his bat and lets it go

1.4 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, this one straightens after pitching, Gambhir plays down the wrong line and is hit on the back thigh

1.3 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, on a length and around off, Gambhir gets a good stride forward and blocks it in front of cover

1.2 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, errs in line, slips it down leg, Gambhir does not get bat on the glance, good take by Buttler diving to his right

1.1 Woakes to Gambhir, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Gambhir hops up and tucks it to FSL

Chris Woakes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, nice shape away from the batsman, the line is outside off, Vijay ignores it

0.5 J Anderson to Gambhir, 1 run, tails back in from a length, Gambhir does well to get his bat down and tuck it to fine leg

0.4 J Anderson to Gambhir, no run, fullish and on off, Gambhir pushes it in front of mid-off

0.3 J Anderson to Gambhir, no run, too far across off-stump, left alone

0.2 J Anderson to Gambhir, no run, fuller and in the corridor of uncertainty, Gambhir covers the line and shoulders arms

0.1 J Anderson to Vijay, 1 run, drop and run to short cover, a quick single taken and he is off the mark

Vijay and Gambhir are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. J Anderson will open the attack

Cook leads his men out to the middle. He has them in a huddle and has a word before they disperse. Vijay and Gambhir stride out to the crease, with the former leading the way. Anderson to kick-start proceedings...

It is now up to the Indian batsmen to pull up their socks and put in a more gutsy performance. They are currently trailing by 215 runs, it is not going to be easy as the pitch still has something in it for the fast bowlers. Can the visitors put in a better show as compared to the first innings? We will find out soon as the England players are ready to take the field. Broad is surely not taking the field.

The highlight of the session would be the Broad injury. India came out with a plan to bounce the England lower-order, Broad took on the first two deliveries from Aaron and managed to send it into the crowd. However, the third bouncer from Aaron beat his pull and went smack into the helmet. It broke the head gear and the ball was stuck between his face and the grill. He walked off the field after the team doctor had a look. The latest update is he was getting stitched. We still have no idea as to how bad the injury is.

105.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Anderson, out Lbw!! Jadeja strikes! Gets rid of Anderson. These two seem to be getting the better of each other while bowling. Broad is not going to come out and that ends the England innings. Quicker delivery on middle and leg, Anderson shuffles across and misses the glance, umpire Tucker was quick to raise his finger. The ball would have gone onto hit leg-stump. J Anderson lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 9(19) [4s-1]

Ravindra Jadeja to J Anderson, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

105.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Woakes, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Woakes comes on the front foot and drives it to long off

105.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Woakes, 2 runs, pushes it through on off, Woakes paddles it to fine leg for a couple

104.6 Ashwin to J Anderson, no run, carrom ball outside off, Anderson drives it to deep mid-off, Woakes denies him the run

103.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Anderson, no run, flat and around off, Anderson knocks it in front of cover

Shane Warne on air says, that Broad is getting stitched up at the moment.

103.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Woakes, no ball, 1 run, oversteps and bowls the arm-ball on leg-stump, Woakes nurdles it behind square on the leg-side

Ravindra Jadeja [12.0-1-29-0] is back into the attack

102.6 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Anderson reaches for it and eases it wide of mid-off for a brace

102.5 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, FOUR, Anderson has decided to fight fire with fire. Back of a length delivery, Anderson charges down the wicket and pulls it to the deep mid wicket fence

102.4 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, 1 run, dug in short outside off, Woakes steers it to third man, he was in a dilemma whether to play or leave, in the end the ball hits the face of the bat and runs down to third man

102.3 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, slides down the leg-side, Woakes fails to connect with the pick-up shot

102.2 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, back of a length on off, Woakes defends it down the wicket

102.1 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, 1 run, short and targeting the batsman's body, Anderson gets inside the line and tucks it to fine leg. That single takes the lead to 200

101.6 Aaron to Woakes, FOUR, calculated shot, he was waiting for the short ball, it was just outside off, Woakes backs away and guides it over the vacant slip cordon, it almost carried all the way

101.5 Aaron to Woakes, no run, banged in mid-way down the pitch, Woakes goes on his hunches and lets it pass

101.4 Aaron to Woakes, no run, pitched up outside off, Woakes drives it to deep point, he does not take the run

101.3 Aaron to Woakes, no run, full delivery after two short ones, but the radar is wrong, down leg, Woakes does not get bat on the tickle, he missed out there

101.2 Aaron to Woakes, no run, well directed short ball, Woakes was shaping to play it, but drops his bat and lets it go at the last instant

101.1 Aaron to Woakes, no run, bumper well wide of off, Woakes ignores it

100.6 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, no run, short of length just outside off, Anderson goes searching for it with laden feet

100.5 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, no run, there comes the bouncer, Anderson ducks and lets it pass

Dhoni has a word with Pankaj. He has given him a field that suggests that it is going to be short. A FSL and leg slip in place

100.4 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, 1 run, fourth ball and Woakes takes the single, he taps it in front of deep point

100.3 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, lifter on off and middle, Woakes gets on his knees and sways away from the line of the delivery

100.2 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, back of a length close to off, Woakes stays back and dabs it in front of point

100.1 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, FOUR, wrong line from Pankaj, drifts it onto the pads, Woakes glances it to the fine leg fence. The fielder in the deep had no chance of cutting that off

99.6 Aaron to Woakes, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Woakes makes a bit of room and cuts it to third man, keeps the strike with that single

99.5 Aaron to Woakes, no run, bumper on middle and leg, Woakes sits down and lets it go through to Dhoni

When Broad was going off the field, he had closed his eyes and seemed a bit wobbly.

99.4 Aaron to Woakes, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Woakes drives it to deep extra cover, he didn't middle it hence only a couple

99.3 Aaron to Woakes, no run, full and on off, Woakes push-drives it to mid-on

99.2 Aaron to Woakes, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Woakes ducks under it and evades it comfortably

99.1 Aaron to Woakes, no run, length and attacking the stumps, Woakes turns it gently to mid-wicket

All cameras on Cook to see if there is any sign from him regarding the declaration. Now Aaron misses his run and does not go through with delivering the ball

Pankaj pulls out of his stride just when he was about to deliver. Seemed like he lost his run-up

98.5 Pankaj Singh to J Anderson, no run, back of a length close, Anderson does not get behind the line, he pokes at it and is beaten

Pankaj goes round the stumps

98.4 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, 1 run, fuller and around off, Woakes drives it towards mid-off and gets off strike

98.3 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, now Woakes is hit on the body, this one nips back in from short of length, Woakes was in a tangle, he was trying to get off the way, but takes a blow on the gloves. He didn't know where the ball was, it lobbed safely to the off-side

98.2 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, short and well outside off, Woakes goes hard at it and fails to connect the cut

98.1 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, Pankaj too digs it in short, Woakes goes for the hook but is nowhere near the ball, Dhoni takes it head height

97.6 Aaron to J Anderson, no run, Anderson was expecting a short ball, but instead Aaron pitches it up outside off, he swings without feet movement and is beaten

He calls for the physio immediately. There is blood trickling off his face. The ball hit him flush on the helmet and went through the grill. The Indians come up to him and check if he is alright. Not a pretty sight that, as blood keeps dripping. Hats off to Broad, who is smiling even after getting a nasty hit. Seems to have been hit on the nose, he is walking off the field with a cloth held to his nose to stop the bleeding. Hopefully it is not serious and he can continue playing the game as well as the series.

97.5 Aaron to Broad, no run, third short delivery from over the stumps this time, bowled at 142kph. Broad takes it on, he misses and is hit on the face. The ball is stuck inside the helmet

97.4 Aaron to Broad, SIX, much better shot than the previous one, dug in mid-way down the wicket, no real pace on that, Broad rocks back and muscles the pull over backward square leg, he was more in control of that shot

97.3 Aaron to Broad, SIX, as expected the short delivery comes, Broad was waiting for it, he transfers his weight onto the back foot and hooks it well over the fine leg fence

A man is placed at FSL and leg gully

97.2 Aaron to Broad, no run, pitched up outside off, Broad drives it uppishly to backward point, there was no feet movement when he played that

One slip and a wide slip in place for Broad

97.1 Aaron to Woakes, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Woakes hangs back and steers it to third man with an open face

Aaron to start off proceedings. He has just one slip in place, there are three men for the short delivery, at FSL, leg slip and short square leg...

Welcome back for the post-lunch session.. With England firmly ahead, will they look to up the ante? Can India finish things off quickly and start their second innings? Answers coming up in a brief while....

India in England -1974

2nd Test, Lord's - England won by an innings and 285 runs.

If the first Test defeat was not shameful enough, India were mauled by an innings and 285 runs in a no contest at the HQ. Riding high on tons each from Amiss, Denness and Greig (Edrich was unfortunate to be dismissed for 96), England racked up 629, sending the visitors on a leather hunt. With Lord's bathing in some sunshine, Gavaskar and Engineer provided a reasonably steady start via a 131-run opening association. The attack-first approach of the latter proved to be the ideal foil for Gavaskar. Vishwanath and Solkar too held fort but India did not even manage to score half as much as the English did. Following on, India were even worse, crumbling to 42-all out in a little over an hour. The fact that it is India's lowest ever total in Test cricket tells you the poignant story. It looked like a stroll in the park for Arnold and Old as England wrapped the series, exacting sweet revenge for the reversal in India, well before the third and final Test.

The fielding was poor too with Buttler getting two lives. England's lead is now 173 and they would be looking for a declaration sometime during the second session. Do join us for that. Before we go, here is part 24 of our summary of England-India Tests in England. Enjoy that and we will be back soon. Do stay tuned...

So what did he do? How did his team-mates react? Did he do the unthinkable? Folks you'll be disappointed to read this - but he just had a smile and accepted the congrats from his mates. There was relief written all over his face when he got there - that reaction sums up the man more than anything else; quiet, calm, and down-to-earth. Apart from that seminal moment, the session was dominated by Root and Buttler who feasted on some poor stuff from the visitors.

The biggest story of today's play has to be Pankaj Singh getting his maiden Test wicket. 415 deliveries of hard, long, desperate toil which earned him the tag of 'unlucky Pankaj'. It looked like he would be destined to finish without a Test wicket, but that moment finally happened off the 416th delivery as he forced Root to glove one down leg. There were a lot of funny comments on twitter, forecasting what kind of a celebration one would see from Pankaj Singh if and when he got his first wicket - with some saying he should rip his shirt off like Hulk Hogan and do a lap of honor!

96.6 Pankaj Singh to Broad, no run, it's a short ball and Broad ducks under that. Erasmus flips the bails off and that will be lunch on day 3

Last ball before lunch. Yorker? Short ball? Or a length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty? We'll see

96.5 Pankaj Singh to Broad, no run, angled across Broad on a short of length, Broad fiddles at it and gets beaten. Look at that now - a stare from Pankaj Singh now to Broad. Good to see

Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease

96.4 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, out Caught by Pujara!! How life has changed for Pankaj Singh! In a matter of minutes that too! He now has two Test wickets. Brilliantly conceived dismissal, he cleverly slips in the slower delivery and deceives Buttler into playing the uppish drive, Buttler can only find mid-off with that shot. Huge beaming smile from the Hulk of a man - one has to feel happy for him. Buttler c Pujara b Pankaj Singh 70(130) [4s-10]

Pankaj Singh to Buttler, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

96.3 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, another loose stroke. Tries to fetch a pull from outside off and bottom-edges it to Dhoni on the bounce

96.2 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, stays low and goes under the bat, Buttler plays a horizontal bat shot and misses

96.1 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, no real timing on that on-drive to mid-on

95.6 Aaron to Woakes, FOUR, Aaron is leaking runs now. Full and wide outside off, Woakes opens the face of the bat and drives away from the body, thick outside edge runs away into the gap at third man. No-one there and the second boundary of the over

95.5 Aaron to Woakes, no run, bouncer and Woakes has no trouble in letting that go

Back over the wicket to Woakes now

95.4 Aaron to Buttler, 1 run, good running, dropped and run in front of point

95.3 Aaron to Buttler, no run, another short one outside off, similar leave from Buttler

95.2 Aaron to Buttler, no run, he is coming from round the wicket now, banged in short and angled across, Buttler drops his gloves and lets it go

95.1 Aaron to Buttler, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Buttler reaches out and cuts it in the air over point, beats the man sweeping on the off-side. Buttler is cashing in on all this loose stuff from Aaron

94.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto the pads behind square, leg slip runs after it to field

94.5 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg, for a single

94.4 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, banged in short, but well outside off, left alone

94.3 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, right in line and defends it back to the bowler

94.2 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 1 run, short and outside off, pulled hard to deep backward square leg, but straight to the fielder

94.1 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, 1 run, dropped and run, into the cover region, look at Pankaj Singh now, he runs after it to field and tries to run out Woakes at the non-strikers end, but the batsman is well in

93.6 Aaron to Buttler, FOUR, stunning stroke-making this from Buttler. It was there in the slot for the drive and he doesn't miss out. Just transfers his weight forward and plays a silky drive in the air over cover. Everyone stood and admired the shot. Buttler showing off his class there

93.5 Aaron to Buttler, no run, short outside off, Buttler doesn't have anything to do with it

93.4 Aaron to Buttler, no run, and again, lifting delivery from Aaron, Buttler had to hop to keep it down, played it well in the end

93.3 Aaron to Buttler, no run, short of length on the stumps, Buttler rises onto his toes to defend

93.2 Aaron to Buttler, no run, looks to repeat the shot, but inside-edges it onto the boot, doesn't know where the ball is, it is near his feet

93.1 Aaron to Buttler, FOUR, that's belted on-the-up, in the air, but no chance for any man in the ring on the off-side as he forced it down to the fence. The timing was top-notch on that and it raced away

Aaron loses his run-up and has to go back to bowl that again

92.6 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, nips back in a long way and Woakes is a bit uncomfortable as he tucked it down to backward square leg, good diving stop by the fielder there, saved some runs

92.5 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, short and Woakes is quick to go under it

92.4 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, down leg and Woakes doesn't play a shot

92.3 Pankaj Singh to Woakes, no run, some weird angle on that delivery from the broadcasters and can't really pick what happened with that delivery

Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease

92.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, out Caught by Dhoni!! Folks, we have breaking news - Pankaj Singh has gotten a Test wicket! Stop whatever you are doing and enjoy this moment. For he has toiled away for ages without any reward, before finally getting that elusive maiden wicket. No real celebrations, just relief and a nervous smile after he got that wicket. Did Root glove it? He didn't think so, but replays show that Hot-Spot picked up a tiny mark on the underside of the glove. Erasmus was quick to raise the finger. J Root c Dhoni b Pankaj Singh 77(161) [4s-7]

Pankaj Singh to J Root, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

92.1 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, they take a leg-bye, Buttler missed the flick

Pankaj Singh [22.0-3-95-0] is back into the attack

91.6 Aaron to J Root, FOUR, fabulous timing on that cover drive. Full from Aaron and Root won't miss out, gets forward and opens the face on that drive to get it past cover. A big smile on the face of Root after playing that

91.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, dug in short, and it's a good short delivery too, Root had to be quick to yank his head out of the way and he did so, swaying out of the way even as he simultaneously ducked under it

91.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, very full and wide outside off, Root wants to play a drive, then decides against it

91.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, Root pushes the ball away from hitting the stumps, but the ball had stopped by the time he did that act. Inside edged onto the pad, it escapes the pad and rolls near the stumps, but stops before Root shoves it away with the bat

91.2 Aaron to J Root, FOUR, half-volley on the pads and that's an easy boundary, flicked away to deep mid-wicket, for yet another boundary. The runs keep flowing

91.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

90.6 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, FOUR, rubs salt into Bhuvneshwar's wounds. Short and wide outside off, Buttler doesn't time the cut well, but the important thing was that he got it into the gap. The second boundary of the over and the lead is now 143

90.5 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, punched back to the bowler

90.4 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, Bhuvneshwar is crest-fallen after Marais Erasmus rules that lbw appeal not out! Buttler misjudged the length there and also the line, shouldered arms thinking it was an outswinger, it nips back in to strike him on the top of the flap, he had shuffled across a bit, but the impact doesn't matter as he wasn't playing a shot, replays show it was clipping off, so a fair call in the end. No luck for India today. Buttler survives

90.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, late inswing on that delivery, Buttler got forward to defend and it rushed off the inside edge to mid-on

90.2 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, presses forward and defends it back to Bhuvneshwar

90.1 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, FOUR, consecutive fifties for Buttler in Tests. Punched off the back foot past a diving cover and the ball races away. Raises his bat to all corners of the crowd and gets a good reception from the OT crowd. Superb shot to decorate the landmark

89.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, flings it outside off, Root lets it go

89.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, dug in short, but down leg, Root ducks under it

89.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, missing leg, so that lbw appeal will not produce anything from Tucker. Full and sliding onto the pads, Root flicks and misses, Aaron pleads with the ump, but that was never going to hit

89.3 Aaron to Buttler, 1 run, rising lifter into the ribs, Buttler fends it away to backward square leg, for a single

89.2 Aaron to Buttler, no run, solidly in behind it is Buttler as he defends it back to Aaron

89.1 Aaron to Buttler, no run, dug in short at pace, Buttler pulls the bat inside the line to let it go

88.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, punched back to the bowler

88.5 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 1 run, flicked off the pads to fine leg, they settle for just the single this time

So that's two let-offs for Buttler today. India's bad day in the field continues

88.4 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 2 runs, Dhoni misses a run-out chance! Terrific effort from Aaron, to charge from long leg and fire in a sharp throw on the bounce, Dhoni though failed to collect cleanly and that allowed a scrambling, diving Buttler to get home. The batsman was way short when the throw came to Dhoni

88.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, driven back at Bhuvneshwar who stops on his followthrough

88.2 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, comes on the front foot and defends with an open face to point

88.1 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 1 run, tucked off the pads to mid-wicket, placed in the gap for a single

87.6 Aaron to J Root, 1 run, half-volley on the pads, flicked to backward square leg, only a single this time

87.5 Aaron to J Root, 2 runs, flicked off the pads wide of Pankaj at mid-on, a couple taken as the big man sprints to collect the ball

87.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, short of length outside off, Root opens the face of the bat to play it to the right of gully where Kohli dives to his right to stop

87.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, fuller length on the stumps, Root drives well, but Aaron tumbles to his right on his followthrough to stop

Varun Aaron [18.0-4-48-3] is back into the attack

That will be drinks as well on day 3. England have extended their lead to 127 and India have disappointed with their efforts with the ball in that opening hour. There were the odd play and a miss, apart from that no real alarms for the batsmen. The new ball is just 6 overs old and India need a few quick wickets, to rein England in

86.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 1 run, on the pads and it has been flicked away to fine leg, for a single

86.5 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, very full on off, Root drives it firmly back to Bhuvneshwar, who stops it in his followthrough

86.4 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, goes on the back foot and steers it to point with an open face

86.4 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, wide, way outside off and rightly called a wide. Bhuvneshwar lost his radar there

86.3 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, pitched up outside off, no real movement on that so Root leaves

86.2 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, Root is a lucky man! That shot through and kept low, but it wasn't in line with the stumps, beat the bat and went under it, Dhoni has to be alert to stop it and he is

Since Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his footing there, he asks for some sawdust to be applied near the area where he is standing. Slight delay, but we are ready to go again

86.1 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, dug in short and it swings away from Dhoni, who was wrong-footed for a second, but recovered to glove it

85.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, drops it near the vacant silly point region with soft hands

85.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, Buttler gets on the front foot and blocks solidly to cover

85.3 Pankaj Singh to J Root, 1 run, goes on the back foot to punch to square third man, single taken

85.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, goes on the back foot and pushes it wide of point, sends Buttler back

85.1 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 3 runs, that is just a firm push, brilliant timing on that as he gets it past Pankaj Singh's right-hand, Ashwin runs back, slides and pulls it back just inside the ropes. They take an easy three

84.6 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, another leg-bye as Bhuvneshwar slips into that leg stump line, Buttler missing out on the flick this time

84.5 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down leg, Root wears one on the thigh, hobbles across to the other end, that missed the pad and hit him on the thigh

84.4 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, dug in short, Root ducks under it

84.3 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 4 runs, very full from Bhuvneshwar and that has been eased down past mid-off, Che gets there and pulls it back, but the eventual result is the same as they go for an all-run four. Che was struggling to run with those shin pads on and that gave the batsmen the chance to run four. The 100-run stand is up between the two - a match winning stand this?

84.2 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, full on the stumps, Root defends to cover from the crease

83.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 1 run, tucked off the pads to backward square leg, for a single. The line wrong that time from Pankaj Singh

83.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, FOUR, controlled pull shot and it bisects the two men in the deep for that shot. Rolled his wrists and kept it down, beating deep mid-wicket to his right

83.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, wide, short and down leg. The umpire doesn't like the height on that one. Wide called

83.4 Pankaj Singh to J Root, 1 run, defended to the right of the bowler and a quick single taken as both batsmen respond beautifully

83.3 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, short of length and straightens outside off, Root watches it carefully and lets it go

83.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, beaten! Lovely curving away swinger, draws Root forward and then whizzes past the outside edge. Still Pankaj Singh bowls on without an iota of luck

83.1 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, pitched up and moving away, left alone

82.6 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, gets forward to defend easily this time

82.5 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, dropped by Kohli at gully! Buttler closes the face of the bat too early and gets a leading edge, he was completey opened up by the outswinger, the edge carried to the left of Kohli who went with one-hand and put it down. Was a tough chance, but should've been taken. Maybe he should've gone with two hands. Very catchable height as replays show

82.4 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, defended to the right of the bowler, mid-on is there as well to prevent the quick single

82.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, a soft outside edge and it dies down before reaching Kohli at gully, good stop too

82.2 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, left alone

82.1 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, forward and a push drive to mid-off, can't find the gap though

Bright and sunny as the sun comes out in all its splendour

81.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 1 run, finally makes him play with a fuller length delivery on off, but it is pushed wide of cover for an easy single

81.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, easy this for Buttler as he leaves yet another one outside off

81.4 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, still wide of off and swinging away, Buttler can leave that all day

81.3 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, still not close enough to hit off, so Buttler shoulders arms

Pankaj Singh too has three slips and a gully in place

81.2 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, short of length and outside off, left alone

81.1 Pankaj Singh to J Root, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Root cuts hard, but there is a man placed at square third man, for that shot. Only a single

Pankaj Singh [19.0-3-82-0] is back into the attack

80.6 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, way outside off and that is an easy leave for Buttler

80.5 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, pitched up and moving away, left alone

80.4 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, beaten! Superb delivery, angled in and then curved away late, Buttler plays inside the line and watches it sail past his edge. Lovely delivery and nearly produced the wicket

80.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, FOUR, and again! Another near half-volley, Buttler opens the face of the bat to thread the gap at cover. This was a much better looking shot for he played it late and the balance was very good

80.2 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, FOUR, floaty half-volley on off and Buttler doesn't miss out. Gets forward and drives into the gap at cover. The hard new ball will race across the outfield. The lead is now over 100

Three slips and a gully in place for Bhuvneshwar

80.1 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 1 run, another tap and run, in front of point, Root and Buttler have been very good with their running this morning

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [18.0-6-47-3] is back into the attack

The new ball is available now. Will Dhoni take it? Yes it has been taken. Nothing surprising about that as India need wickets and quickly

79.6 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, dabbed with an open face wide of Aaron at point and a quick single taken. The Indian fielders, especially the fast bowlers have been caught napping in the field this morning

Now silly point back to his original position

79.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, eased off the pads to backward square leg, and a single taken as Pankaj is a bit deep

79.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, turned off the pads to short mid-wicket

79.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, angled in on the stumps, Buttler blocks off the front foot

79.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, driven to silly mid-off

79.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, defended solidly off the front foot

78.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root leaves

78.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, what did he do there? Aaron that is. Tried something different with his run-up and action and bowled it well outside off, left alone

78.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, short of length on off, Root defends solidly to cover

78.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, back to leaving is Root as the ball is bowled on a short of length outside off

78.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, good delivery! Extra bounce from a back of a length, Root was surprised by that and watched it sail past his attempted punch to the off-side

78.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, short and outside off, Root sways out of the way and half ducks to let it go

77.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, very full and on the stumps, Buttler digs it out to cover. Another maiden over from Ravindra Jadeja

77.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, tucked off the pads to short mid-wicket, Root is sent back

77.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, punched to short cover

77.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, beaten! Slower through the air, beats Buttler on the big drive, Dhoni is quick to whip off the bails, but Buttler was going nowhere

Silly point has moved back to a very short catching silly mid-off

77.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, sliding in on off, Buttler defends

77.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, softly turned to the vacant FSL area

76.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, full and on the pads, flicked to mid-on

76.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, guided off the back foot to gully with an open face

Only two slips and a gully now for Aaron

76.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, poor stuff this from Aaron, another one down leg - Root once again fails to get any bat on the flick

76.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, dug in short, but down leg, Root ducks under it

76.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, pitched up and swinging away, Root drives without any timing to cover

75.6 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, nudged off the pads to backward square leg, for one more single in the over

75.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, pushed in front of mid-off and they take an easy single

75.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, defended wide of silly point and they take the single as Aaron isn't alert enough at point

75.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, defended to silly point again

75.2 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, sliding in on middle, Root defends to silly point

75.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, driven back to Ravindra Jadeja

74.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, Che does a brilliant job of preventing four and almost runs Root out. It was driven to his right at mid-off and he put in the dive to stop it cleanly, got up and missed with the throw to the non-strikers end. Would've been interesting if there was a direct hit. The OT crowd appreciate that effort as loud cheers echo around the ground

74.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, this time Buttler shoulders arms to one that moves away off the seam

74.4 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, beaten again! In the corridor of uncertainty, and straightening, Buttler prods forward to defend and is beaten

74.3 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, nips back in a tad on off, Buttler defends off the back foot to mid-on

74.2 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, Pankaj Singh has had no luck at all. Beats Buttler with one that shapes away, the batsman was looking to drive away from the body and missed the shot

74.1 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, short of length on off, Buttler goes on the back foot to defend

73.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, flicked off the pads to backward square leg, a single taken

73.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, turn and bounce for Ravindra Jadeja, comprehensively beats Root on the square drive, the batsman was looking to flay that away on the off-side, but that gripped to beat him

73.2 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, stays back and cuts to point, no timing

73.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, forward and pressing with an open face to point

72.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, pitched up and moving away, left alone

72.5 Pankaj Singh to J Root, 3 runs, another fifty for Root and no chorus of 'Rooootttttttt' but a healthy round of applause from the OT crowd. Glanced off the pads, it was heading to the boundary, until Bhuvi ran across and put in the dive to save a run for his side. Looked like he landed a bit awkwardly on his right shoulder, but nothing serious

72.4 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, short of length and seaming away, Root lifts his bat and lets it go

72.3 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, that kept a bit low on off, Root though got his bat down in time and defended it to gully

72.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, short of length outside off, guided off the back foot to gully, who fields on the bounce

72.1 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, fuller length on off, a nice looking off-drive from Root, but straight to the fielder at mid-off

Pankaj Singh [17.0-2-79-0] is back into the attack

71.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, goes on the back foot to defend to short leg once more

71.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, turned to FSL now, FSL is in for Buttler

71.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, quicker delivery on middle and leg, Root whips it off the pads to short fine leg, first runs of the morning

71.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, opens the face of the bat to guide it down to point

71.2 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, leans forward to defend back down the wicket

71.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, gets forward and defends to the off-side

So that's a wrap of what the newspapers are saying. The sun is out and that's good news first up. The players are walking out to the middle. It will be Jadeja to start first up. A slip and a silly point in place

'Aaron seems to be an exception. Today the bowler, who first hit headlines by clocking 150 kph in a domestic game, repeatedly clocked spells in the high 140s. Returning to international cricket after a stress fracture-related back surgery, he wasn't holding back.'

'Presently, his parents stay in Pune while he is based out of Bangalore, though he plays for Jharkhand. He is a city slicker who knows Malayalam but prefers conversing in English. He is a product of the MRF Pace Academy, the institution that has thrown up several 140-plus bowlers, who mysteriously go slower after wearing India colours.'

He writes, 'At the School of Speedsters, Waqar and McGrath are the two high priests. They are deans of two different streams of pace bowling that divide young pacers very early in their cricketing lives. In early 2000, two teenagers, with no grand dream of playing for India back then, took this all-important call. One loved his pace and was willing to sprint down the run-up and bend his back. He wanted to be a tearaway and thrilled at the sight of cartwheeling stumps. He was of course Aaron, who calls all of India his home because of his father's transferable job at Mico Bosch.'

Sandeep Dwivedi, writing for the Indian Express, places the microscope on Aaron.

'For once the weather forecast proved right during India's current tour of England. A spell of rain predicted on Friday afternoon, came in at the appointed hour and the fourth Test's second day ground to a halt with the host ahead by 85 runs. England's minor advantage could become a migraine for India if the lower-order, led by Joe Root (48 batting) and Jos Buttler continue to prosper.' writes K.C.Vijaya Kumar for the Hindu

'England appeared to be wobbling when they lost three wickets in the space of an hour - including Ian Bell for 58 - to fall to 170-6 in reply to India's 152. But Root's unbeaten 48 and Buttler's 22 not out helped them to 237-6, an 85-run lead, before heavy rain stopped play at 14:15 BST. After a torrential downpour, the weather improved and most of the surface water was cleared, but the umpires ruled that a particularly damp corner of the oufield remained unsafe for play, prompting an official abandonment at 17:39 BST. With better weather forecast for Saturday, England will be hoping to increase their advantage before repeating their first-innings dominance over India's batsmen.' writes Sam Sheringham for BBC.

'So does Chris Jordan, over-endowed with batting talent to be a traditional nightwatchman. Chris Woakes averages a bogus 49 in Test cricket (he has had only two innings); less bogusly he has eight centuries in first-class cricket, where he averages 38 with the bat. Even Jimmy Anderson hit 81 against India this summer.'

He writes, 'England now have a tail containing a few impostors. On the card at No. 10 is Stuart Broad. He may be in decline as a Test batsman but he averages 23, has hit 169 in a Test match (against Pakistan at Lord's) plus 10 fifties. Broad qualifies as multi-dimensional.'

Vic Marks' piece for the Guardian has the headline: 'England have added dimension with bowlers showing batting pretensions'

The former Glamorgan and England batsman adds, 'Now in this Test England have been offering hope to the short-pitching quicks again, with the introduction of Varun Aaron to India's attack considerably enlivening proceedings in that department. Aaron is quick, and skiddy. Too skiddy for the England captain, Alastair Cook, on Thursday as his attempted hook resulted in a top-edged catch to long leg.'

James writes, 'England's problem this summer, and indeed last winter in Australia, is that they have been offering far too much encouragement. Mitchell Johnson gleefully accepted their advances Down Under, and Ishant Sharma was just as joyful a beneficiary in India's victory at Lord's.'

Greetings and welcome to day three of the fourth Test at OT. Let us run though the newspapers before the action unfurls.

For more news on the weather check this tweet from Harsha Bhogle: lovely blue skies. forecast for tomorrow terrible though. monday looking good for now.

Jonathan Agnew tweeted that hot blowers were utilized to dry the outfield after rain lashed Manchester yesterday. Hopefully, we'll get a full day's play in (fingers crossed).

Rain had the final say on Day 2, eating up as many as 64 overs. The Indian bowlers made some inroads but that was nullified by a bright 67-run union between Root and Buttler on an otherwise gloomy day. Can England extend their advantage before Hurricane Bertha hits the UK? The Indians though will not mind these interruptions.

India in England -1974

1st Test, Manchester - England won by 113 runs

Abid Ali, Madan Lal and Eknath Solkar essayed a good exploitation of the conditions early on day 1 but the Fletcher made a wonderful ton and Tony Greig also chipped in with a fifty to push England past the psychological 300-mark. The likes of Bedi and Chandrasekhar, who had ruled the roost in India, found the going tough, especially amid unfamiliar chilly conditions. They struggled to grip the ball and the frequent rain interruptions did not help India's cause either.India began their batting on a sorry note, losing their first three wickets for 32 runs. The three-pronged pace attack of Willis, Old and Hendrick hustled the Indians with pace and swing. Ever the fighter, the then Little Master - Sunil Gavaskar - summoned vast powers of concentration to save India the blushes with 101 before being run-out. Abid Ali's counter-attacking 71 at number 9 in a 85-run stand with the opener can't be undermined either.England built on their 82-run lead with another solid batting performance in the second innings, underlined by Edrich's ton. Edrich had been divorced from international cricket for about 24 months but then he rebounded and how! Gavaskar protected his wicket like a citadel (for 163 minutes) with a straight bat directing all operations. Vishwanath also batted beautifully. However, the other batsmen collapsed again as India surrendered, losing the Test by a big margin of 113 runs.

We leave you with part 23 of our detailing of India-England Tests in England. Join us back tomorrow for all the Day 3 action at 11:00 local time. Goodbye!

The rain came down heavily in the post-lunch session and flooded the outfield. Though it stopped spitting after a while, a lot of damage was already done near the boundary rope. The groundstaff tried their best but couldn't quite ensure that it is bone-dry and safe enough for the players to continue play. Tomorrow is an important day for both sides and more important for the hosts considering that they have the upper hand at this stage.

The weather has come to India's rescue, though there is still a lot of time left in the Test match. The forecast for tomorrow is fine, but Hurricane Bertha is apparently heading towards the UK on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar Kumar began the day well by accounting for nightwatchman Chris Jordan before dismissing a well set Ian Bell. Varun Aaron bowled exceptionally well and knocked over Moeen Ali. Joe Root and Jos Buttler though batted positively after lunch to increase England's lead to 85.

It's official, play has been abandoned for the day.

We are hearing that there will an umpire inspection at 17:40 local time.

Here's a tweet from BBC TMS: If we are not playing by 6pm at Old Trafford then play will be called off for the day. Race against time to get standing water cleared.

The inspection scheduled at 17:00 has been cancelled and no further inspection will take place until the huge puddle near the boundary is cleared.

The umpires had a look a short while ago, but have decided to have another look at 17:00 local time. It is clear at the moment, but apparently, more rain is expected soon. Fingers crossed!

The umpires will have a pitch inspection at 16:30 local time.

It has stopped raining and the covers are coming off! We could have some play today, especially with the sun popping out!

1971: India won the 3-match series 1-0

Third Test at The Oval

This match is known as "Chandrasekhar's Test". The leggie picked up 6 for 38 and helped India roll the hosts out for 101 in the second innings. This happened after England had put a competitive first innings total of 355 and restricted India to 284. They had a lead of 71 runs but the pitch spiced up on the 4th Day as the leg-spinner ran through the English batting line-up. A target of 173 was always going to be tricky with the wicket helping the bowlers but a few mature knocks from Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Sardesai, GR Viswanath and Farokh Engineer saw India register their first Test and series win on English soil.

Meanwhile, have a glance at part 22 of our detailing of India-England Tests in England.

England have done well, in whatever play was possible, to score some runs and strengthen their stance. The forecast isn't all that great for the last session, but let's keep our fingers crossed! Bizarrely, it is drizzling at the moment, yet quite sunny!

Oopsy, the rain has returned again. Meanwhile, Tea has been taken.

Good news, it has stopped raining! Surprisingly, those huge puddles have almost disappeared, but there is a lot of water near the boundaries.

Check out Chetan Narula's latest tweet: Rain has calmed down to a drizzle. But they cant even begin to think abt cleaning that up yet! #EngvsInd

Oops, the rain has returned and it is pouring down at OT. The long delay is about to get longer. There are heavy puddles of water by the edge of the boundary. An arduous task awaits the groundsmen.

Phew, the rain has stopped but the outfield resembles a lake. This might still be a lengthy delay folks. Do stick around for more updates.

The news isn't all that great from Manchester. It's a heavy downpour! There are already a lot of puddles on the outfield and it could take some mopping up.

It is bucketing down at Manchester now and we could be in for a long delay. Actually, India wouldn't mind this break as it kills some time should time become a factor later on in this Test match.

The entire square has been covered and the rain is quite steady now.

The groundstaff are removing the boundary skirtings, so that's a sign that they could bring the hover cover on anytime. It is surely raining now and the players are going off! The fact that the players aren't walking swiftly says that it is not quite heavy at the moment. However, it is a dark angry cloud that is heading towards the ground.

70.6 Aaron to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Buttler leaves it alone

70.5 Aaron to Buttler, no run, bouncer doesn't rise much, Buttler tries to sit under it but gets hit on the body. He's alright though!

70.4 Aaron to J Root, 1 run, this one jags back in sharply and takes the inside edge as Root tries to defend the short of length delivery, the ball rolls to backward square leg

70.3 Aaron to J Root, 2 runs, full delivery on the stumps, Root flicks it to mid-wicket, Pankaj Singh charges in from the deep and keeps them down to a single, he has a shy at the bowler's end but there was no one to back up. Kohli tries to stop with one hand but he fumbles

70.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, sharp bouncer from Aaron around Root's left arm-pit, but it bounced a bit too much for Aaron's liking as Root was able to easily duck under it

70.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, bouncer on the off stump, Root leaves it alone

It is drizzling at the moment, but it's not that heavy to go off. The crowd put on their raincoats. Both umpires have a word and decide to carry on.

69.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, much slower the air, Buttler, who had a big bat-pad gap while trying to defend this flighted delivery, somehow manages to keep it out

69.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, fires a yorker, Buttler digs it out

69.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flatter again in trajectory, Buttler keeps it out easily

69.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flatter and quicker on the stumps, blocked off the back foot

69.2 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin away and drives it to cover-point

69.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Root pushes it off the front foot

Dark clouds hovering over the ground and the groundstaff are getting ready with the covers!

68.6 Aaron to J Root, 1 run, too straight and this time Root flicks it away to deep mid-wicket to keep strike

68.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, just a bit of shape back into the right-hander on this length delivery, Root defends off the back foot

68.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, bumper on the off stump, Root ducks under it

68.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, nice and full, just outside off stump, Root punches it straight down the ground, but Aaron stops it in his follow-through

68.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Root stays back to keep this out

68.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, starts off with an outswinger, left alone

67.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, FOUR, opts to stay back to the quicker delivery, he played it very late but he managed to late-cut it just in front of the off stump, there is no third man to stop the ball

67.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, flatter outside off stump, pushed into the off-side

67.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, gets down on one knee very quickly to paddle it away to fine leg

67.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Buttler drives it to mid-off

66.6 Pankaj Singh to J Root, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Root, who is a strong player off the back foot is not going to miss out. Waits for the ball and cuts it fiercely past backward point for four

66.5 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Root defends off the back foot

66.5 Pankaj Singh to J Root, wide, bouncer just outside off stump, Root sits under it. The umpire doesn't like the height on that one though

66.4 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Root covers the off stick and shoulders arms

66.3 Pankaj Singh to J Root, FOUR, another edge doesn't go to hand. How many more for poor Pankaj? Good length delivery outside off stump, Root looks to punch off the back foot, he was a touch late in bringing his bat down, the ball takes the toe-end and bounces awkwardly for Dhoni, who fails to stop the ball. And that's the 50 partnership between these two

66.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, right on the off stump this time, Root defends from the crease

66.1 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, left alone

65.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, Jadeja keeps it tight around the off stump, Buttler respects it with a forward defence

65.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flatter on the off stump, Buttler gets behind the line and blocks

65.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, driven into the off-side

65.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, 2 runs, fired this flat but Buttler was early in position to paddle it away to fine leg

65.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, blocked

64.6 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, a touch closer to the off stump, hence Root plays and pushes this short of length delivery to point

64.5 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, too wide to make Root play

64.4 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, Root sits comfortably under this bumper to let it go

64.3 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Buttler pulls it to deep square leg

64.2 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, FOUR, doesn't commit himself fully on the front foot, just waits for the length ball to arrive and drives on the rise through cover to pick up four crucial runs

64.1 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone

63.6 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 4 runs, probably he charged the ball a bit too early and eventually fumbled it! Varun Aaron the culprit at mid-off, what should have been just one is now four to England! Flighted delivery outside off stump, Root drives and sets off, Aaron fumbles, they scamper through quickly to run four. Aaron puts in the dive at the fence but the batsmen were quick enough to run four

63.5 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, the slider from Jaddu this time, Root, as always, opts to stay on the back foot to keep this out

63.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, Root hangs back to block this flatter delivery

62.6 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, blocked off the back foot

62.5 Pankaj Singh to Buttler, no run, missing leg was the impression from umpire Marais Erasmus! Pankaj pleads for LBW, but the ball was doing too much. Fullish and slanting into the right-hander, Buttler fails to flick and is struck on the front pad, but the angle would have taken it past the sticks

62.4 Pankaj Singh to J Root, 1 run, hurries Root a touch with this incoming short of length delivery, the batsman manages to tuck it to backward square leg though

62.3 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, gentle outswinging short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone

62.2 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, loose shot! Root is livid with himself! This was a teasing widish outswinger from Pankaj, Root looks to drive and plays away the body, luckily for him he did not kiss it

62.1 Pankaj Singh to J Root, no run, poor start for Pankaj and he's very lucky that Root hasn't managed to tickle it very fine. Full down the leg side, Root fails to connect the glance

Welcome back to what is a very important post-lunch session. India will have quickly wrap up the England innings to keep the Test match open, while the hosts could run away with the game if they manage to stretch their lead past 140-150...

1971: India won the 3-match series 1-0

Second Test at Old Trafford

It was England's time to be denied victory because of the rain. Being 187/7 in the first innings, Ray Illingworth and Peter Lever bailed the hosts with a 168 run partnership with the latter scoring his maiden Test hundred. Indian batsmen then extended the hosts' advantage by giving them a lead of 174. England then declared their innings after Brian Luckhurst got to his 4th Test ton, setting a target of 420. India were in all sorts of trouble as they lost Ashok Mankad, Gavaskar and Ajit Wadekar cheaply. However, rain did not allow any play to happen on the final day.

But Buttler and Root have stayed firm since Moeen's dismissal and have seen it through till lunch. The lead is 49 and India would be hoping to restrict it to as less a figure as possible. The post-lunch session should be another cracker, with overcast conditions still prevailing - which gives the bowlers a fair crack. Before you go, here is part 21 of our summary on England-India Tests in England. Enjoy that and we will see you in a bit...

So India have won a session after Lord's. Cue for wild celebrations in their camp! They had gone 16 sessions without winning one, since this one. It was all started off by Bhuvi who got the nightwatchman Jordan out with a short ball, then removed Bell with a beautiful outswinger. Aaron came to the party and produced a brute to dismiss Moeen Ali as India went on the attack, sensing blood and more wickets.

61.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, defended to the right of Ravindra Jadeja and that will be lunch as well on day 2

Last ball before lunch

61.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, forward and driving to mid-on

61.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, back and across before defending

61.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Buttler, no run, edged and doesn't carry to slip. Just a hint of turn away, squared up Buttler, who did well to play with soft hands - which ensured it didn't carry

61.2 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to backward square leg, for a single

61.1 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, forward and defending

Last over before lunch

60.6 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, tucked to short leg

60.5 Ashwin to Buttler, FOUR, overpitched and drilled wide of the diving mid-off. Buttler used his reach and smashed it away. Loud cheers echo around OT after the 200 is brought up with that shot

60.4 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, tries to whip to leg and gets an inside edge onto the boot. The ball rolls to the off-side

60.3 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, down leg, that's a useless delivery

60.2 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, floated outside off, Buttler blocks

60.1 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, from round the wicket and Buttler is watchful in defence

59.6 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, leans forward to defend to silly point

59.5 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, full toss and Root has just tamely pushed to mid-on

59.4 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, sliding in on off and middle, Root stabs to point

59.3 Ravindra Jadeja to J Root, no run, on-driven, straight to the fielder at mid-on

56.6 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, safely leaves that final delivery outside off alone

56.5 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, Buttler wrists it to mid-on

56.4 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, on the front foot and defending to short cover

56.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, in the air for a brief moment, but no real danger. Buttler trying to close the face on that and the soft leading edge falls safely on the off-side

56.2 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Root plays a nice looking drive on-the-up, but just a single as the fielders are placed deep

Coming back to Moeen's wicket, it was clever from Aaron to slip in the fast inswinger, after giving a hint that he will pepper the batsman with short stuff. Moeen wasn't expecting it at all and was flabbergasted to see that swing so much back in from round the wicket. He was trying to cover the line and whip it through the on-side, but the ball was too quick and found its way past his bat, to clatter into the stumps. Sensational delivery - and that's Aaron's strength and weakness too - for he can produce such moments of magic from nowhere.

56.1 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Buttler tucks it to square leg, strike rotates

55.6 Ashwin to Buttler, 1 run, lots of flight on that offering from Ashwin, Buttler drills it powerfully to long-on

55.5 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, defended to the right of Ashwin

55.4 Ashwin to J Root, 1 run, flicked past short leg and Gambhir is quick at deep backward square leg, to keep it to a single

55.3 Ashwin to J Root, no run, leans forward and drives powerfully, but straight to the fielder at cover

55.2 Ashwin to J Root, no run, goes on the back foot and guides it to point

55.1 Ashwin to Buttler, 1 run, gets forward and drives past Root

54.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Root finally gets a chance to free his arms, cuts wide of point and the ball wins the race, beating Aaron. First real bad ball from Bhuvneshwar and he has been smashed

54.5 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, harmless short delivery, no real pace on it, Root watches it go past him as the ball loops to MS

54.4 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, comes on the front foot and pushes to cover, no chance of a single as it is played straight to the fielder

54.3 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 1 run, he wasn't expecting the inswinger and nearly pays the price for that, the ball curves back in and he somehow gets a single to the on-side

54.2 Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, Buttler is cautious in defence once more, defended off the front foot now

53.5 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, leans forward to push to the right of the bowler

53.4 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, and again. A slight shuffle outside off to defend

53.3 Ashwin to Buttler, no run, shuffles across to off and defends

53.2 Ashwin to J Root, 1 run, uses the turn and whips this through mid-wicket

53.1 Ashwin to J Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root defends it to the left of Ashwin

52.6 Aaron to Buttler, no run, finally the over comes to an end. A long over that. Full and outside off, Buttler defends to short cover, sends Root back

52.5 Aaron to Buttler, byes, FOUR, you got to expect that from Aaron. He is an up-and-down bowler. Flings this way down leg and gave Dhoni no chance. Four byes added to the total. That was close to being called wides. Aaron immediately puts his hand up to apologise to MS

52.4 Aaron to J Root, 1 run, overpitched on the pads, flicked to square leg, just the single

52.4 Aaron to J Root, no ball, and again. Aaron crosses the front line, he is trying too hard I guess, full on off, defended towards the off-side

52.4 Aaron to J Root, no ball, short delivery from Aaron, but he has overstepped as Root leaves it to Dhoni

52.3 Aaron to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler is expecting a short delivery, the weight is on the back foot, he stabs at the full one on off and the inside edge runs away past short leg

Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease

52.2 Aaron to Moeen Ali, out Bowled!! What.A.Ball! What a peach! Simply unplayable. This ball had shades of Akhtar to Stephen Fleming in that 99 WC semi-final match. That was an unplayable yorker, this one isn't an yorker, but look at the curve on that from round the wicket, was it reverse? Not so sure, but it dipped in very late from a fuller length and went through Moeen Ali's defences, before he could get his bat down. When was the last time an Indian fast bowler got such a wicket? Simply superb from Aaron, who roars with clenched fists. India chip away. Moeen Ali b Aaron 13(27) [4s-2]

Aaron to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

52.1 Aaron to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, Moeen Ali is caught in all sorts of strife in dealing with that short delivery from Aaron from round the wicket, wanted to pull out, but was late, it pinged off the glove and ran away near square leg. They take a quick couple of runs. That certainly awoke the batsman

51.6 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full on the stumps, Moeen Ali flicks to square leg, for a single that will keep him on strike

51.5 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, no run, now leaves this outside off delivery alone

51.4 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, no run, edged and doesn't carry to slip! Turn and bounce for Ashwin, gripped the surface and kissed the shoulder of the bat, luckily for Moeen it died just in front of the diving Rahane at slip

51.3 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, no run, full and on off, Moeen Ali defends with bat and pad close together

51.2 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, no run, on the back foot and nudges it to short mid-wicket

51.1 Ashwin to Moeen Ali, no run, forward and pushing back to Ashwin

50.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, defended from the crease to a ball on off stump. End of a testing over from Aaron

50.6 Aaron to J Root, no ball, now Aaron oversteps, striving for extra pace I guess, Root goes back and across to defend to point

50.5 Aaron to J Root, leg byes, FOUR, bang on the helmet and for four leg-byes. Aaron is an unlucky bowler. Superb short delivery, Root had no clue and was late in ducking. The ball thuds into the helmet and flies over the slip cordon. Root has a baby-faced smile after taking one on the head and punches gloves with Moeen Ali. Aaron grimaces and has his hands on his head

50.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Root hangs back and defends to short cover

50.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, banged in short, Root has no trouble in avoiding that

50.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, angled across on a fuller length from round the wicket, Root watches it go through

47.6 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, FOUR, 'catch' was the cry but never in any danger of getting out was Moeen Ali. The line was slightly middle and leg, he got inside the line and pulled wide of deep backward square leg. No chance for the man running across. Looks like he will take the short delivery on

47.5 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali has played that well. Knows the short delivery is coming, waits for it on the back foot, takes it from outside off and pulls wide of mid-wicket. Rolled his wrists on the shot too. England into the lead now

47.4 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, 3 runs, the inswinger this time, good delivery, but Root has it covered, on the front foot and just a firm push off the middle of the bat wide of mid-off. Good enough for three more runs

47.3 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a wry smile on his face after that ball swung wickedly, after Root left it alone. Dhoni did well to adjust and glove near first slip

47.2 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, eases a soft cover drive wide of point for a single

47.1 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched outside leg and that negated the lbw call straightaway. If it had pitched in line, it would've been mighty close for Moeen Ali missed the flick and was right in front

Drinks are on the field now. India got right back into it with those two strikes from Bhuvneshwar. Ian Bell was a big wicket. Still England trail, albeit by just four and conditions are ripe for seam bowling. If India can land it in the right areas, the ball and the pitch will do their job. Another fascinating hour of cricket to follow...

46.6 Aaron to J Root, 2 runs, too straight from Aaron, Root tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. The deficit is just four now

46.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, short of length on off, Root defends off the back foot to point

46.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, short and wide outside off, Root wanted to cut and then decided against it

46.2 Aaron to Moeen Ali, leg byes, 1 run, slips it down leg, brushes the pads and Dhoni's dive means he gets a glove on it. Moeen Ali is off strike

Now Aaron is coming from round the wicket. Third slip has moved to a gully

46.1 Aaron to Moeen Ali, no run, the short delivery doesn't rise at all, it was down leg as well, which made it easy for Moeen Ali

45.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, fuller length on off, Root drives it back to Bhuvneshwar who fields on his followthrough

45.5 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, short delivery on the ribs, Moeen Ali looked uncomfortable that time, got an edge onto the hip and they steal a quick single. Is off the mark with that streaky run

45.4 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, he needs to make Moeen Ali play, once again the batsman lets a short delivery go by ducking under it

45.3 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, angled across Moeen Ali, on a fuller length, pitched on middle and curves away, the batsman lets it go

45.2 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, full on the stumps, Moeen Ali gets forward to defend softly to leg

45.1 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, bouncer, but down leg, Moeen Ali half ducks under it

44.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, that's a good delivery - full and outside off, in the channel, Root resists the temptation to go after it

44.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, another sharp bouncer, but the line is down leg, so Root can let it go as well

44.4 Aaron to J Root, no run, short outside off, Root goes under it early and half-sways/half-ducks to leave that

44.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, back and across before defending to point

44.2 Aaron to J Root, FOUR, no third man and that will be a boundary. Controlled shot too, got forward and opened the face on it to guide it wide of the third slip. Is off the mark with that boundary

44.1 Aaron to J Root, no run, wayward that from Aaron, needs to make J Root play, hurls this well wide of off

Aaron is bowling with a short leg and a leg slip in addition to three slips and a gully

43.6 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, wide of off and that will be another sighter for Moeen Ali

Three slips, a gully and a short leg in as India go on attack mode. Bhuvneshwar is bowling beautifully too

43.5 Bhuvneshwar to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali sees the fuller length delivery outside off and lets it go

Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease

43.4 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, out Caught by Dhoni!! Bhuvneshwar deserved that. India are back in this now. The dangerous Bell is gone. And it needed a good nut to get Bell out. Wide of the crease, angled in and then seamed away a tad, Bell like Kohli yesterday, made the mistake of fiddling at that, instead of leaving and a feather through to MS. Bell c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 58(82) [4s-8 6s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.3 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, superb outswinger, angled in and then after it hit the pitch it seamed away, with a bit of extra bounce. Bell was committed to the forward defensive and was comprehensively beaten. So close to the outside edge too

43.2 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, back to outside off lines and a little swing away, Bell shoulders arms

43.1 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, down leg and that's a wasted delivery as Bell fails to get bat on the flick

42.6 Aaron to J Root, no run, what was that from Aaron? It was defended to his right and after fielding the ball, he hurls in a wayward throw that nearly catches MS off guard. The Indian captain was moving the wrong way and did well to save some byes. Actually it wasn't MS, it was Virat who fielded that at leg slip. Aaron has a giggle about it after seeing Kohli stop that. Nice to see

42.5 Aaron to J Root, no run, was that a good leave? Or a brave leave? This one didn't swing away nor did it come back in. Straightens from a fuller length and Root's leave was a tight one, lots of oohs and aahs as the ball wasn't far from the off stump

42.3 Aaron to J Root, no run, searing short delivery and Root had to be quick to go down, the ball flew through to Mahendra Singh Dhoni

42.2 Aaron to J Root, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, good nut that, Root lets it go as he continues to be watchful

42.1 Aaron to Bell, 3 runs, Che cuts a comical figure with those shin pads chasing that ball. He cannot sprint at all, tries his best to stop the batsmen from taking an all-run four and does so as Root sends Bell back. Funnily Che pulled his trouser up as it seemed to be slipping down. Lovely cover drive though from Bell as he eased it through the gap

Varun Aaron [8.0-2-26-2] is back into the attack

41.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, angled in and then seaming away from outside off, Root leaves

41.6 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, wide, too high from Bhuvneshwar, the short delivery rises and Dhoni does well to leap high and collect

41.5 Bhuvneshwar to J Root, no run, good first delivery to Root, he thought about fiddling at that full one outside off and then decided against it

Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.4 Bhuvneshwar to Jordan, out Caught by Aaron at mid-wicket!! Good catch and Bhuvneshwar strikes again. Aaron is a fast bowler, but he is an athlete as well - even though he dived early to his right, his anticipation was spot on and he clutches to that low offering with both hands. Jordan couldn't control the pull as he was taking it from outside off, the ball got big on him suddenly. Bhuvneshwar is all smiles. Jordan c Aaron b Bhuvneshwar 13(22) [4s-3]

Bhuvneshwar to Jordan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

41.3 Bhuvneshwar to Jordan, no run, short of length on off, Jordan stays in his crease and defends to the slip cordon with an open face

Tucker has had a look at the ball. India aren't happy with it. There is no change as of now. Bhuvneshwar will continue with it

41.2 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, 1 run, there is a man stationed at deep mid-wicket for that pull shot, Bell plays a cracking shot, but just for one run as the ball goes straight to the fielder

41.1 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, 2 runs, the call was for 'two' from Bell and he will get two easily. Too straight from Bhuvneshwar, Bell tucks it through mid-wicket

40.6 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, another harmless maiden over from Pankaj Singh, Jordan was never really in trouble facing any of those six deliveries

40.5 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, short of length outside off, defended to short cover off the back foot

40.3 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, every now and then Pankaj Singh bowls the short delivery, no real problems for Jordan who sways out of the way. The ball loops to Dhoni

40.2 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, and again, this line isn't bothering Jordan too much

40.1 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, Jordan pulls his bat inside the line and then allows the ball to go through

39.6 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, wide of the crease and on a fuller length, making Bell play, defended to point with an open face

39.5 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, outswinger, left alone

39.4 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, sliding down leg and Bell can't get bat on the flick. The stifled appeal for lbw is turned down by Tucker. Replays show that Bell indeed got a faint inside edge onto the pads

39.3 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, Bell is getting a solid stride forward, he is already batting out of his crease and that means, it's a firm block to cover off the front foot

39.2 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, close to off, but not close enough to make Bell play, who lifts his bat and lets it go

39.1 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, forward and pushing to cover is Bell

38.6 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, FOUR, a soft outside edge and right through the gap between the three slips and gully. The ball wins the race beating the chasing fielder. More agony for Pankaj Singh whose face is caked in sweat

Now Pankaj Singh loses his run-up. Has to go back and start over again

38.5 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, still the length is a back of a length, and the line outside off, Jordan leaves

38.4 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, short of length outside off, good line and length too, Jordan watches it through to Dhoni though

38.3 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, digs it in and the ball rises over his face as Jordan pulls out of the pull shot

38.2 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, short of length outside off and seaming away, Jordan lets it go

38.1 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, FOUR, inside edge now evades the off stump and beats Dhoni to his left. Loose from Jordan, he was driving well away from the body and got lucky. Pankaj Singh continues to be a frustrated figure

37.6 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, good away swinger, but Bell can shoulders arms as it is outside off

37.5 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, defended to short cover from the crease

37.4 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, sees this outside off offering through to Dhoni

37.3 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, 2 runs, inswinger from Bhuvneshwar, Bell has it covered though, nicely flicked to deep square leg, for a couple of runs

36.6 Pankaj Singh to Bell, 1 run, 50 for Bell. He raises his bat to all corners of OT and gets a loud reception. Dab and run into the cover region. He surely is back in form now

36.5 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, 1 run, a soft outside edge, and through gully, Jordan hares for the first and wants the second, but Bell sends him back

36.4 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, FOUR, he may be a nightwatchman, but this fella can bat. Is in position early for the short ball and puts it away through mid-wicket. Rolled his wrists to keep it down too

36.3 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, sliding down leg, Jordan fails to tickle it away, off the pad and Dhoni collects

36.2 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, still outside off and on a good length, Jordan lets it go

James Anderson gets a loud round of applause from the OT crowd as he walks off after practice

36.1 Pankaj Singh to Jordan, no run, wide of off, left alone

Pankaj Singh [11.0-1-50-0] is back into the attack

35.6 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar spoils a good over by bowling short and wide outside off, Bell is a class player - he will rarely miss out on such freebies, cut up and over point and that ruins what would've been a maiden over as well

35.5 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, good line and length this, full and on off, Bell comes on the front foot and pushes it to mid-off

35.4 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, full outside off, Bell is forward and defending to point with an open face

35.3 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, right back and defends the back of a length delivery down on the off-side

There are three slips and a gully in place for Bhuvneshwar

35.2 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, short of length outside off and seaming away, left alone

35.1 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, swing for Bhuvneshwar, Bell gets forward and lets it go as the ball pitched outside off

The floodlights are on as I type this. The players are yet to make their way to the centre. A reminder that play will start on time. No delays as such. Bhuvneshwar will begin day 2. Bell will be the man on strike. Conditions ripe for swing and seam bowling. Will India's bowlers come to the party? Or will England run away with the game?

Pitch report: 'There are some dark shades at the centre of the pitch, says Sanjay Manjrekar. It just feels like a good bowling day. If I was Pankaj or Aaron I would want this ball in hand. Alan Wilkins even refers to the ball as a Christmas present.'

Coming to the weather, it does not look all that promising today. It is a bit overcast.

'The ground was alive, though it is not a word that you would associate with India's batting despite MS Dhoni's 71 and his crucial partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane and R. Ashwin. On a day in which it crumbled to eight for four in 5.1 overs, India finished with 152 and scalped three England wickets. At close on the opening day, the host scored 113 for three.'

He writes, 'If the series was on the razor's edge at 1-1, the atmosphere inside was initially dreary. But once play commenced after a 30-minute delay, eyes were rubbed in disbelief as India wilted against James Anderson and Stuart Broad (six for 25) and its score-sheet was blotted with six zeros. It didn't fit into India's history at the ground where Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden Test ton in 1990 and Sandeep Patil slammed six fours off a Bob Willis over in 1982.'

K.C.Vijaya Kumar's report for the Hindu has the headline: India trips on the Broadside

'Dhoni vs Anderson and Broad was an interesting battle. Dhoni would stand way outside the crease when facing them. Once in a while he would even take a step further up after the ball was released. Most times this forward movement would see him tackle the ball before it could begin its final dip. And since his bat came down as a whip, even the edges would fly over the inner cordon of fielders.'

Sandeep Dwivedi, writing for the Indian Express, focuses on Dhoni's madness method. He pens, 'Thinking on his feet, Dhoni worked out a way to deal with James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the two English bowlers who were making the ball move late in the air and hurry off the wicket. The textbook method to counter crafty bowlers under truly English conditions is to play late and avoid extravagant shots. Dhoni did exactly the opposite. He would regularly charge down the wicket and throw the sink at the ball.'

'When it swings there is no-one better in the world than Anderson. You could say Dale Steyn is in the same category but I would always go with Jimmy because of the way he goes from inswing to outswing so effortlessly.'

'When the conditions suit and it is swinging you go to Anderson and when you need something to happen and have to think outside the box maybe when the ball has stopped swinging you go to Broad. If the game drifts or you need a magical spell, Broad is the man. He's a very clever cricketer, as he showed yesterday by the way he used the short ball to push batsmen back before then getting them out to the fuller delivery. Anderson is the fitter bowler and can bowl longer spells and I think it's best to use Broad in short, sharp spells, certainly with the way his body is at the moment. They can be stubborn with their fields but they know their game.'

Nasser Hussain, writing for the Daily Mail, lavishes praise on Broad and Anderson. He carries on, 'The combination of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad is a fabulous one for England. The way they complement each other is quite superb and they will go down as one of the great fast bowling partnerships.'

'Woakes' action is so pure, right out of the textbook, that as a batsman you can see exactly what he is doing. There is nothing that would surprise you. Most of his deliveries go away from the right-hander so he has to learn the skill of bowling the ball that comes back. Broad and Anderson need some back-up and Steven Finn will become very important for this England team going forward.'

The former England skipper writes, 'It was a great bowling day for England and highlighted that in Broad and Anderson, they have two senior bowlers at the top of their game. But even though they will not admit it, England will have a slight concern about the back-up bowlers Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes. Yes, they are at the start of their Test careers, yes you have to be patient and yes you have to realise they have a lot to learn, but the management will have noted their performance on day one when the ball was moving but the Indian batsmen played them comfortably.'

Michael Vaughan, writing for the Telegraph UK, throws the spotlight on England's bowling.

'The real damage came from Stuart Broad, who took six for 25, the third best figures of his career and his best since taking six for 81 at Brisbane last November, and including a post-lunch burst of four for six in 21 balls.'

Selvey writes, 'A madcap first day, in which all 10 India wickets had fallen by tea, ended with England well set to establish a commanding position on the second day. Only a determined 71 from MS Dhoni, 40 from Ravichandran Ashwin and 24 from Ajinkya Rahane saved India from humiliation, as they eventually struggled their way to 152, having lost their first four wickets with the score on eight.'

Mike Selvey's report for the Guardian wears the headline: England dominate first day with Stuart Broad in rampant mood against India

England though will want Bell to continue batting fluently and gain a healthy lead. Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the fourth Test at OT. As is the norm, let us flick through the newspapers before the action kicks off.

After Broad and Jimmy scythed through the Indian batting, Ballance and Bell consolidated England's position. However, against the run of play, Aaron, chugging in, trapped the Zimbabwe born batsman lbw to lift India's spirits, albeit marginally. It will be interesting to view if India's bowlers bring their A-game to the table and rumble back into the contest.

1971: India won the 3-match series 1-0

First Test at Lord's

India almost pulled off their first victory on English soil. They needed 38 runs to win in the final session of the game but the hosts escaped thanks to the rain Gods. England were restricted to 304 as the spin trio of Bedi, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan shared 9 wickets. India then took a 9 run lead and bowled England out for 191, once again the three spinners making most of the damage. Needing 183 to win, India were in trouble before Gavaskar and Farokh Engineer steadied the ship but all their efforts went in vain as the last session was washed away.

As it stands, England are just 39 runs in arrears. The hosts will look to bat big and follow the Ageas Bowl script. Can they? Or will India hit back to foil their plan? Do join us back tomorrow to find all the answers. Cheers for your company. Before we sign off, help yourself to part 20 of our detailing of India-England Tests in England.

Bell, in particular, was in fine touch, unfurling his favourite back cuts and essaying lovely drives. Ballance was not as pretty as Bell but showed good application before Aaron pinned him lbw off the final over of the day. He hit speeds north of 140kph and hustled the batsmen for pace. Bhuvi got his inswing going while Ashwin failed to make an impact today. Pankaj got more than a few balls to skim past the outside edge but nothing more as lady luck continues to desert him.

Stumps, Day 1: England continued their dominance from the Ageas Bowl to claim honours on the opening day of this fourth Test. Early on, Jimmy and Broad let it rip to bundle out India for a paltry 152. Aaron and Bhuvi got rid of the hosts' openers early but Ballance and Bell combined well in a steady 77-run association to avert an India-esque collapse.

34.6 Aaron to Jordan, no run, dug in outside off, Jordan sways out of the way to close out the day

Last ball of the day coming up.

34.5 Aaron to Jordan, no run, dragged short and too wide outside off, Jordan watches it through to Dhoni

34.4 Aaron to Jordan, no run, on a length and outside off, ignored

Chris Jordan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Aha, there comes the night-watchman theory.

34.3 Aaron to Ballance, out Lbw!! Aaron strikes again, this time to pin Ballance lbw. He is pumped. This one nipped back in, Ballance looks to defend but misses as he is rapped on the pads in front of middle and off. Ump Erasmus takes his time and then gives Ballance the marching orders. Could this be the spark that India needed? Ballance lbw b Aaron 37(87) [4s-6]

Aaron to Ballance, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

34.2 Aaron to Ballance, no run, bumper, sails into the gloves of a leaping Dhoni, Ballance had nothing to do with it

34.1 Aaron to Ballance, no run, back of a length and close to off, Ballance hangs back and defends it back to the bowler

33.6 Ashwin to Ballance, 1 run, Ashwin dishes out a leg-stump full toss, Ballance does not take full toll of it, whipped to mid on

33.5 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, quicker through the air, Ballance keeps it out

33.4 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, Ballance closes the bat face early as he aims to clip it to leg, the leading edge pops into no man's land near covers

33.3 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, pushed through quicker, dead batted in front of the bowler

33.2 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, Ballance lives on. This was fuller and on the stumps, Ballance wristily pushes it back to Ashwin. The ball kissed the turf before Ashwin grasped it. An easy call for ump Richard Kettleborough. The ball bounced in front of the spinner

Has Ballance been caught and bowled? Ashwin claims the catch. The on field umpires refer it upstairs. Oops, slow mo's reveal that that the ball had landed in front of Ashwin before he clasped his hands around it

33.1 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, floaty and on off, Ballance drills the drive to wide mid-off

Some issue with the bowler's landing area. The groundsman comes in to even up the area.

32.6 Aaron to Bell, no run, pitched up but not close enough to the off-stump to draw a stroke from Bell

32.5 Aaron to Bell, no run, wide line outside off, ignored

32.4 Aaron to Bell, no run, pitched up and outside off, Bell invests in an open-faced drive but finds point

32.3 Aaron to Bell, no run, Aaron explores the channel of uncertainty, Bell is certain about his leave though

32.2 Aaron to Bell, no run, evidence of extra bounce on this back of a length delivery outside off, left alone again

31.6 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, some turn away from Ballance, who closes his bat face and turns it to short leg

31.5 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, a touch quicker and on off, dead batted in front of Ashwin

31.4 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, pitched up on the fourth stump, Ballance stretches forward, drives and finds mid-off

31.3 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, veering onto the pads, nudged to short leg, on the bounce

31.2 Ashwin to Bell, 1 run, fuller and on off, wristed down to long on

31.1 Ashwin to Bell, no run, slower through the air on off, defended towards mid-wicket

30.6 Aaron to Bell, 1 run, Aaron hits 144kph but slides it on the pads of Bell, Bell helps it down to deep square leg with a clip of his own

30.5 Aaron to Ballance, 1 run, homing in on the hips, neatly clipped down to fine leg

30.5 Aaron to Ballance, no ball, Aaron searches for extra pace and transgresses the bowling crease again. The first one landed on the line, this was a big no ball

30.4 Aaron to Ballance, no run, that's an iffy poke from Ballance. He certainty played at this tempter close to off before belatedy dragging his bat inside the line

30.3 Aaron to Ballance, no run, fullish and outside off, left alone

30.3 Aaron to Ballance, no ball, the muted appeal for caught behind is shooted down by Erasmus as Aaron is caught overstepping. Aaron strays on the pads of Ballance, who does not nail the glance, the deflection emanated from the ball kissing the pad before nestling into the gloves of Dhoni

30.2 Aaron to Ballance, 2 runs, back of a length and outside off, Ballance stands tall and upright as he punches it wide of mid-off for a brace

30.1 Aaron to Ballance, no run, an inauspicious start to a new spell - darted down leg - Ballance misses the flick

Aaron is back for a late burst before stumps. He will operate from round the stumps to the left-handed Ballance. Three slips and a gully in.

29.1 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, floated full on off, driven straight to the fielder at extra cover

28.6 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, leg byes, 1 run, indipper from Pankaj Singh, he strays onto the pads of Ballance, who does not meet with the flick. The ball rolls behind square leg

28.5 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, angled in on off from round the wicket, Ballance stays back and dabs it to covers

28.4 Pankaj Singh to Bell, 1 run, pitched up and on off, Bell leans forward and drives it to mid off, Ballance responds in kind for the quick single

28.3 Pankaj Singh to Bell, FOUR, Bell raises the 100 for England with his signature back cut. Dug in short, more of a back of a length ball outside off, Bell waits on it and cuts it away behind point

28.2 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, another ripper from Pankaj! That deserved a wicket. Good length ball swerving away past the groping outside edge of Bell

28.1 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, on a good length and leaving Bell, who wafts and misses, the ball wobbles into the mitts of Dhoni

27.6 Ashwin to Bell, 1 run, a touch shorter in length from Ashwin, Bell camps on the back foot and punches it down to long on to retain strike

27.5 Ashwin to Bell, no run, straighter in line, pushed back to Ashwin off the bottom section of the bat

27.4 Ashwin to Ballance, 1 run, fullish and on off, Ballance eases the drive wide of mid off

27.3 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, looped up on off, blocked in front of covers

27.2 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, slider on off, Ballance stays in his crease and pushes it to mid-off

27.1 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, flighted delivery on off, forward and nudged into covers with an angled bat

The physio is on the field to tend to Dhoni. The Indian captain seems to have some discomfort in his thigh.

26.6 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, angled in fullish and on off, Bell defends it with a scrape of inside edge onto the pads

26.5 Pankaj Singh to Bell, FOUR, Bell is oozing class here. Pitched up and on off, Bell offers a mere extension of a push, the rich timing carries it to the long off boundary

26.4 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, left alone to a good length ball outside off

26.3 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, back of a length and outside off, Bell does not meet with the cut, chops it wide of gully

26.2 Pankaj Singh to Bell, no run, nip-backer from Pankaj, he pleads with ump Erasmus but he is non plussed. The height was an issue here. Bell is caught on the crease as he misses the defence, the tracker shows that the ball would have climbed over the leg-stump. His long wait for his maiden Test wicket has gotten longer

26.1 Pankaj Singh to Bell, 2 runs, drifting onto the pads, Bell leans across and flicks it to deep backward square leg, he pushes hard for a couple and gets it

25.6 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, a touch quicker and straightens on off, pushed back to Ashwin

25.5 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, angled in from round the stumps, worked to backward square again

24.5 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, FOUR, after blocking the good balls Ballance cashes in his cheque. Too full and straight, Ballance brings his wrists into play and whips it away to the cow corner fence, beating Gambhir's slide

24.4 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, not close enough to the off-stump, this means an easy leave for Ballance

24.3 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, on a length and on off, Ballance defends it again, this time to wide mid-off

24.2 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, fullish and on off, tapped back to the bowler with minimal feet movement

24.1 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, comes back in with the angle on off, Ballance blocks it towards mid-on

23.6 Ashwin to Bell, no run, slower through the air and hugging the off-stump line, Bell is forward to smother it

23.5 Ashwin to Bell, no run, hint of turn again, Bell rides it and drops it in front of point

23.4 Ashwin to Ballance, 1 run, low full toss on off, Ballance push-drives it to wide mid off and sets off

23.3 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, some sharp turn across Ballance, who has nothing to do with it

23.2 Ashwin to Ballance, no run, fullish and on off, Ballance presses it back to Ashwin

23.1 Ashwin to Bell, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Bell exhibits a wristy push down to long on

Backward short leg moves to conventional short leg.

22.6 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, pitched up outside off, enticing Ballance to drive but he does not bite

22.5 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, Pankaj Singh plugs away on and around off, left alone

22.4 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, similar length and similar line, Ballance blocks it to the left of Pankaj

22.3 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, fraction back of a length and on off, Ballance hangs back and dabs it to covers

22.2 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, good length ball nips back in tantalizingly close to the off-stump, good leave from Ballance as well

22.1 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, on a length but the line is outside off, allowing Ballance to let it pass to Dhoni

21.6 Ashwin to Bell, no run, hint of slow spin, Bell pats it back to the bowler

21.5 Ashwin to Bell, no run, skids through on off, keeps low as well, Bell adjusts and drops it dead in front of the bowler

21.4 Ashwin to Bell, SIX, floated full on middle, Bell races down the track and launches it over Ashwin's head. That would have put off the bowler's rhythm

21.3 Ashwin to Bell, no run, Ashwin gives this more air on off, Bell squirts it to the leg-side off the inside section off the bat

21.2 Ashwin to Bell, 2 runs, pushed through on the pads at 91kph, clipped behind square on the leg-side

21.1 Ashwin to Bell, no run, tossed up on off, nudged in front of mid-wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Here is Ashwin for the first time in this series. He has a slip and a backward short leg to assist him.

20.6 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, nibbles back in late but only after passing Ballance, who had shouldered arms

20.5 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, angled in on off, Ballance is right behind the line to block it

Pankaj goes round the stumps now.

20.4 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, FOUR, second boundary of the over for Ballance. Back of a length and on off, Ballance switches back and square cuts it firmly

20.3 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, good length ball on off, Ballance pats it to the man at mid-off

20.2 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, FOUR, Pankaj Singh errs too full and straight, Ballance punches it past the bowler to the long on boundary

20.1 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, back of a length and on off, Ballance hangs back, then inches forward and dabs it to the right of the bowler

19.6 Aaron to Bell, no run, hurled in very full on off, Bell props forward and bunts it gently to the leg-side

19.5 Aaron to Bell, no run, nice and full on middle, drawing Bell into a forward defensive push to mid-on

19.4 Aaron to Bell, FOUR, Aaron is getting carried away. Banged in short and on the stumps, sits up to be hit. Bell obliges as he brings out another strong pull that travels to the deep mid wicket fence

19.3 Aaron to Bell, FOUR, Aaron digs it short and wide outside off, Bell fetches it from there and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Bell had rolled his wrists to keep it down

Hello again. Aaron's extra pace has been effective so far. Pankaj has been drafted back after drinks.

Drinks are on the field now. India did well to nip out the openers, but the two men in the middle are in form. They have to find a way to get past these two. England will want both these batsmen to carry on and lay the foundation for the lower middle-order.

17.6 Aaron to Ballance, FOUR, lovely shot! Too full and around off, Ballance gets across and whips it past the vacant mid-on region, the ball whistles away to the fence

17.5 Aaron to Ballance, no run, another drive which Ballance middles and this time finds point

17.4 Aaron to Ballance, no run, fuller and just outside off, Ballance shows no interest in playing that

17.3 Aaron to Ballance, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Ballance lifts his bat and lets it go

17.2 Aaron to Ballance, no run, pitches it up around off, Ballance drives and finds the mid-off fielder

16.6 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, FOUR, can't bowl short with that pace, Bell had all the time in the world to go back and pull it powerfully to the deep mid wicket fence

16.5 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, teasing the batsman outside off with a fuller length, Bell resists and lets it go through to Dhoni

16.4 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, the indipper on off, Bell waits for it to swing and then pushes it to mid-on

16.3 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, once again, the line is outside off, Bell does not mind leaving those alone

16.2 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, nice away movement, the line is outside off, Bell watches it go into Dhoni's gloves

16.1 Bhuvneshwar to Bell, no run, tad short and on off, Bell stays back and bunts it to the on-side

15.6 Aaron to Ballance, no run, angled across the left-hander, left alone

15.6 Aaron to Ballance, wide, that is wayward from Aaron, fires it well wide of off-stump, Ballance leaves it alone and ump Tucker calls it a wide

15.5 Aaron to Ballance, no run, banged in short at 145kph, the line is outside off, Ballance ignores it

Leg slip and FSL in place for Ballance

15.4 Aaron to Bell, 1 run, he is steaming in alright, gets this to tail back in, Bell was late to get his bat down, he ekes out an inside edge to deep backward square leg

15.3 Aaron to Bell, no run, dug in short, but the line is down leg, Bell gets out of the way, Dhoni does not gather it cleanly, but the duo don't run for the fumble

15.2 Aaron to Bell, no run, keeps probing away in the channel around off, Bell has nothing to do with it

15.1 Aaron to Bell, no run, fuller and on the fourth stump line, Bell shoulders arms

14.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, the change in strategy almost worked, the away swinger outside off, Ballance was late to get the bat out of the way, the ball rolls off the toe-end to backward point

14.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, fullish and close to off, Ballance presses it to cover off the front foot

Bhuvneshwar decides to come round the wicket. He has an extra man on the leg-side

14.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, gets this to tail back in, Ballance has ample time to go back and turn it towards mid-on

14.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, back of a length angling away, Ballance shoulders arms

14.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, now Bhuvneshwar decides to test out the wicket, bumper just outside off, Ballance sways back and lets it pass

14.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, good length just outside off, left alone and it nearly goes on the bounce to Dhoni

13.6 Aaron to Bell, FOUR, spoils a good over by bowling one on the pads, Bell is too good a batsman to miss out on that, he leans forward and flicks it away elegantly to the deep mid wicket fence

13.5 Aaron to Bell, no run, brilliant stuff, probing line around off, Bell neither forward nor back as he goes feeling for it, the ball once again goes past the outside edge

13.4 Aaron to Bell, no run, back of a length on off, Bell hangs back and dabs it to gully

13.3 Aaron to Bell, no run, he is mixing it up nicely, follows the short delivery with a fuller one, Bell pokes at it without much feet movement, the ball misses the outside edge by the whisker

13.2 Aaron to Bell, no run, greets the new batsman with a lifter, Bell takes it on straightaway, he is nowhere near the ball, Dhoni collects it above his head

Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A short leg in place for Bell

13.1 Aaron to Cook, out Caught by Pankaj Singh!! Aaron strikes! It was cleverly bowled, he dug it in short, Cook fetches the pull from outside off, he gets a top-edge and the ball skies towards fine leg, Pankaj settles under it and takes it calmly. He was never in control of that shot and the ball also got big on him. Cook c Pankaj Singh b Aaron 17(42) [4s-2]

Aaron to Cook, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

12.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, short of length around off, Ballance gets behind the line and knocks it back down the wicket

12.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, Bhuvneshwar should make the batsman play more often, another comfortable leave for Ballance

10.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, back of a length just outside off, Ballance lifts his bat and lets it go

10.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, bit short and slanted across off, left alone

10.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, 2 runs, can't bowl short to this man, he likes it there, goes back and cuts it in front of square for a couple

10.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, no run, fullish and straightens a touch, Ballance presses forward and blocks well

10.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ballance, FOUR, too full and around off, Ballance does not do anything fancy, he pushes it with a straight bat, the timing on that takes it to the long off fence

Good decision from umpire Tucker as the ball was going above the stumps.

10.1 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, 1 run, good length close to off, Cook drops it in front of cover and takes off for a single

9.6 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, no run, short of length angled around off, Ballance hoists his bat up and lets it go

9.5 Pankaj Singh to Cook, leg byes, 1 run, stifled appeal for lbw, umpire Tucker was not interested. This was on a length and comes back in with the angle from round the wicket, Cook shuffles too far across and is hit on the pads, his leg-stump was being seen when he played, it was mighty close than what the umpire suggested

9.4 Pankaj Singh to Ballance, 3 runs, perfect first delivery for Ballance, on the pads, he leans forward and clips it to deep mid wicket for three runs

9.3 Pankaj Singh to Cook, 1 run, drop and run from Cook, taps the back of a length to the off-side and sets off immediately, he completes the run quite comfortably

9.2 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, short of length on off, Cook jumps up and tucks it to FSL

Coming back to the Robson wicket, that was the first inswinger that Bhuvi bowled to him in this innings

9.1 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, too full and outside off, Cook squeeze the drive to mid-off

Gary Ballance, left handed bat, comes to the crease

8.6 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, out Bowled!! That's a Bhuvi special! It's been a while since we saw Bhuvneshwar get a wicket with an inswinger. Another failure for Robson. He completely misread this nip-backer, he does not cover his stumps and shoulders arms, the ball jags back in and hits the top of off-stump. Sam Robson b Bhuvneshwar 6(24) [4s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

8.5 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, Bhuvi keeps pegging away around off, Robson gets well forward and defends it back to the bowler

8.4 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, again, tad short and on off, Robson hangs back and bunts it in front of point

5.5 Pankaj Singh to Cook, 1 run, this one nips back in from a length, Cook was late to get his bat down, he jams it to the on-side. Pankaj still searching for his first Test wicket, he has his hands on his hips

5.4 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, on a length just outside off, Cook lifts his bat and lets it go

5.3 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, he is looking like the Cook of old, gets behind the back of a length delivery and knocks it back to Pankaj

5.2 Pankaj Singh to Cook, FOUR, Cook continuing from where he left off, pitched up on off, he gets well forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground for a boundary

5.1 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, shapes back in on off, Cook presses forward and defends it to mid-on

4.5 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, another edge, it falls short of Vijay at first slip. Dhoni should have gone for it. In the corridor of uncertainty, Robson pokes at it and gets an outside edge, the ball does not carry to Vijay, who makes a half stop, but reacts quickly to not let the batsmen take the run. Dhoni should have dived and tried to catch that

There is a man placed at short cover

4.4 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, good length on fourth stump, Robson prefers to stay back and bunts it towards cover

4.3 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, FOUR, edge found but Robson gets it past third slip and gully, he pushes hard and the ball goes off the shoulder of the bat to the third man fence

4.1 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, again, Bhuvi drops it short just outside off, easy leave for Robson

3.6 Pankaj Singh to Cook, 2 runs, too straight from Pankaj, Cook goes on the back foot and clips it past Pujara for a brace

Pujara now slips into a FSL position

3.5 Pankaj Singh to Sam Robson, 1 run, tad short and on off, Robson gets behind the line and tucks it in front of mid-on, Pujara hits the timber at the bowlers end, but Robson was well home

3.4 Pankaj Singh to Sam Robson, no run, back of a length on off, Robson camps on the back foot and bunts it to the off-side

3.3 Pankaj Singh to Cook, 1 run, this is sensible batting, Cook nudges the length delivery towards mid-on, calls his partner through for a quick single, Robson responds well. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end, but Robson would have made it home even if the ball had hit

3.2 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, good length slanted across off, left alone

3.1 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, was that a good leave? Cook thought it was angling away from him and let it go, the ball holds its line and misses the off-pole by a whisker. Oohs and aahs from the slip cordon

2.6 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, fraction short and around off, Robson shows no interest in playing that

2.5 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, back of a length outside off, Robson hangs back and bunts it in front of mid-off

2.4 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, on a length and tailing away, Robson is squared up as he defends it off the outside section of the bat

2.3 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, 1 run, well judged single, saw that it was Aaron at mid-on, took off as soon as he turned it in front of mid-on

2.2 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, Cook hangs back and taps it to the off-side

Cook standing out of his crease

2.1 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, no run, good length angled well wide of off, left alone

1.6 Pankaj Singh to Cook, 1 run, straightens from a length, Cook presses forward to defend, the ball squirts off the inside half of the bat to square leg

1.5 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, much better from Pankaj, pulls the length back slightly, Cook was drawn into a forward defensive, the ball whizzes past the outside edge

1.4 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, fuller and on off, Cook comes on the front foot and defends to the on-side

1.3 Pankaj Singh to Cook, FOUR, excellent shot! Full and homing in on off, Cook gets a good stride forward and pushes it past the bowler, the timing on that was exquisite as the ball keeps going away from the chasing mid-on fielder

1.2 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, Cook trusts the bounce and shoulders arms

Three slips, a gully and a leg gully in place

1.1 Pankaj Singh to Cook, no run, starts with one down leg, Cook does not play at it, he leaves it alone

Pankaj Singh, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, fullish and just outside off, Robson middles the drive and finds mid-off

0.5 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, nice away movement, Robson waits for it to swing and then blocks it back to Bhuvi

0.4 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, pitched up close to off, Robson drives and picks out mid-off

0.3 Bhuvneshwar to Sam Robson, no run, was that a leg-spinner? No, it wasn't. Angled in on off and shapes away, Robson played down the wrong line and was beaten all ends up

0.2 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, 1 run, tails back in on off, Cook brings his bat down and squeezes it out behind square on the leg-side

Three slips and a gully waiting for the outside edge

0.1 Bhuvneshwar to Cook, no run, full and hint of inswing, Cook comes well forward and defends it back to the bowler

Cook and Sam Robson are at the crease. Cook is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

Dhoni has a pep talk with his boys before they stride out to the middle. Bhuvi to resume proceedings...

Hello again.. Cook will be a happy man, after he was asked to bowl, his bowlers responded in bowling India out for 152. Now up to their batsmen to extend the advantage. Or will Indian bowlers find the same life on the wicket as their counterparts?

1967: England won the 3-match series 3-0

Third Test at Edgbaston

First time England had a taste of the spin quartet - Bedi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan. The spinners shared 19 wickets between them and restricted the hosts to 298 and 203 but still went onto lose the game by 132 runs. The Indian batsmen were bowled out for 92 and 277, none of the batters made a significant contribution as only Ajit Wadekar scored 70 in the second innings.

Though Woakes leaked some runs, Jordan, getting the nod ahead of Finn, hit the right lines and lengths in addition to generating steep bounce. Over to Cook and Robson now after the tea break. In the meantime, help yourself to part 19 of our description of India-England Tests in England.

And that's Tea as well. India have lost their 15th session in a row. Jimmy and Broad demonstrated a masterclass on swing and seam but they were helped by the India's poor application. India's innings was akin to lemmings off the cliff, committing suicide. Dhoni played the solo act, scoring a fighting fifty. He received decent support from Ashwin before the latter holed out to deep square leg. Then, Dhoni himself perished in pursuit of quick runs with the tail.

46.4 Broad to Pankaj Singh, out Bowled!! India have been wiped out for 152. Make that a 6-fer for Broad. 6th duck in the Indian innings. Good length ball, Pankaj Singh makes room and looks to whack it through the off-side. He makes no connection while Broad hits the top of middle and off. Pankaj Singh b Broad 0(3)

Broad to Pankaj Singh, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

46.3 Broad to Pankaj Singh, no run, on a length and outside off, was not short at all, Pankaj Singh half-ducks and half-sways out of the way

46.1 Broad to Dhoni, out Caught by Jordan!! Dhoni has holed out, 5-fer for Broad. This was on a length and outside off, Dhoni hoicks it from there, in fact he sort of dragged it straight down the throat of Jordan at deep backward square leg. He did not summon enough power behind that hit. Dhoni c Jordan b Broad 71(133) [4s-15]

Broad to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

45.6 Jordan to Dhoni, 1 run, Jordan digs it short again, Dhoni attacks it and hooks it away to deep fine leg, where Ali fumbles (was that deliberate?) Anyways Dhoni has the strike

45.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni inspects his forearm. He has copped more than a few blows in this gallant innings. Banged in short, gets big on Dhoni as he does not meet with the hook, the ball raps the forearm and pops in front of second slip

45.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, fraction back of a length and outside off, Dhoni opts for caution now and shoulders arms

45.3 Jordan to Dhoni, FOUR, good length ball on off, Dhoni shuffles across and manufactures a neat little clip, profitable as well. It beats a tired Jimmy Anderson as it reaches the deep mid-wicket fence

45.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and on off, Dhoni presses it through cover point, declines the single

45.1 Jordan to Dhoni, FOUR, edged and flies over a leaping Cook. On a length and outside off, Dhoni aims to launch big, the ball grazes the outside edge and evades Cook enroute to the third man fence

44.6 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, Broad replies with an angry bouncer, Dhoni does not get into a balanced position, yet he hooks it away to deep backward square leg to farm the strike

44.5 Broad to Dhoni, FOUR, full and just outside off, Dhoni looked to smash it away but only carves it over cover-point. He nailed the result he needed though

Cook now passes on some tips to Broad.

44.4 Broad to Aaron, 1 run, angled in on off, Aaron just hangs his bat out, another inside snick, this one rolls away behind square leg. Dhoni responds for the single

44.3 Broad to Aaron, no run, pitched up and on off, Aaron pushes at it from the crease, the inside edge trickles away to the leg-side

44.2 Broad to Aaron, no run, similar ball, perhaps Broad is searing from the hooping indipper, nothing doing from Aaron

44.1 Broad to Aaron, no run, dug in short but the angle is down leg, Aaron take refuge by veering inside the line

43.6 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, another fierce bumper, sails over to the keeper after beating Dhoni's attempted hook. Speedgun read 140kph there, and now Aaron is exposed to Broad

43.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, Jordan bangs this bouncer just outside off, Dhoni swings and misses, good take from Buttler

43.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, angled in on a good length on off, Dhoni blocks it to covers again

43.3 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, pitched further up and on the fourth stump line, Dhoni inches forward and taps it to covers

43.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, on a length and on off, Dhoni is crease bound as he pushes it to backward point

43.1 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, fullish and outside off, Dhoni gives the charge, fails to launch big but ekes out an inside snick onto the pads

Chris Jordan [7.0-3-18-1] is back into the attack

Jordan takes over from Woakes.

42.6 Broad to Aaron, no run, fuller and straighter, Aaron falls over the flick, the ball goes to short leg off the pad. The ball was clearly snaking down leg

42.5 Broad to Aaron, no run, lifter outside off, Aaron allows it to sail through into the mitts of Buttler

42.4 Broad to Aaron, no run, an animated appeal for LBW. Ump Tucker shakes his head. Another nip-backer, Aaron plays all around it and is hit on the flap of the pad. The impact may have been outside off I guess

42.3 Broad to Aaron, no run, tails back in on middle, Aaron does not cover for the movement, manages to defend it to short leg

Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.2 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, out Bowled!! Another Indian batsman bites the dust. Second successive duck for Bhuvi as Broad exults. This was the nip-backer, Bhuvneshwar misreads it, shouldering arms. The ball has a free pathway to dislodge the off bail. I reckon Bhuvi was anticipating the outswinger there. You gotta give it to both Broad and Jimmy, who have mixed it up beautifully. Bhuvneshwar b Broad 0(6)

Broad to Bhuvneshwar, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

42.1 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good length ball on off, Bhuvneshwar pats it to the left of the bowler

41.6 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, flashed and four. On a length and outside off, Dhoni's fast hands sees the ball scurry past the slip cordon to the third man fence

41.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, poked out in front of covers

41.4 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni walks forward again, Woakes shortens his length, Dhoni opts to ignore again. More or less a repeat of the first ball but for the late wobble after it passed the batsman

41.3 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, crashed to the deep extra cover fence and Dhoni reaches his 32nd Test fifty, 3rd of the series. He has stood tall amid all the ruins. Near half-volley outside off, Dhoni drives it past covers

41.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, this Woakes offering enjoys some good extra bounce from a back of a length but the line is outside off allowing Dhoni to ignore it

41.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni walks forward, Woakes is aware of that as he drags it short and outside off. The Indian captain shoulders arms

40.6 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, no run, back of a length and just a shade outside off, Bhuvneshwar deliberately jerks his bat inside the line and says all yours to Buttler

40.5 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, no run, back of a length and nips back in with the angle on off, Bhuvneshwar is right behind that to block it

40.4 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good length ball just outside off, Bhuvneshwar plays with soft hands and dabs it down to the slip cordon on the bounce

40.3 Broad to Bhuvneshwar, no run, fraction back of a length and close to the off-stump, Bhuvneshwar lets it go

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

40.2 Broad to Ashwin, out Caught by Sam Robson!! Ashwin dies by the sword. This was banged in short and hurries on to Ashwin, who is thrown out of his gear. He attempts the pull only to make a hash of it, the ball flies over square leg off a top edge, Sam Robson rushes in from the deep, judges it to perfection and snaffles the take before tumbling onto the turf. Ashwin c Sam Robson b Broad 40(42) [4s-3 6s-1]

Broad to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.1 Broad to Ashwin, no run, Broad explores the channel of uncertainty, much better judgement from Ashwin as he ignores it

39.6 Woakes to Ashwin, 3 runs, angled in from wide of the crease, Ashwin closes the bat palpably early on the flick to the leg-side, the leading edge pops wide of point and runs away towards sweeper cover

39.5 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, Woakes gets it to come back in again, Ashwin pushes it to the man at mid-off

39.4 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, very full and shaping away, Ashwin goes for a booming drive only to watch the ball skim past the outside edge

39.3 Woakes to Ashwin, FOUR, width on offer and dispatched. Full and wide outside off, Ashwin leans forward and drives it in front of square, he did not middle that. India will take those runs though

39.2 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, dug in short but shoved down leg, Ashwin still chases it with a pull. Ashwin only connected with a whole lot of thin air

39.1 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, back of a length and zips back in, Ashwin has a lousy waft at it and gets beaten neck and crop

38.6 Broad to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and nibbling away, Dhoni tucks his bat inside the line and ushers it through to Buttler

38.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, full and slanted across, Dhoni flags it through to the keeper

38.4 Broad to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and on off, Dhoni inches forward and drops it in front of covers

38.3 Broad to Ashwin, 1 run, good length ball accompanied by some inward movement, Ashwin squirts it behind square leg with laden feet, the ball wandered away off the inside portion of the bat

38.2 Broad to Ashwin, no run, ah, that was loose from Ashwin. Back of a length and outside off, Ashwin flashes and gets beaten. The ball was not very far away from kissing the edge

38.1 Broad to Ashwin, no run, angled in on a length on off, Ashwin stays back and defends it down the pitch

Hello again. The drink would taste a little sweeter for the visitors with Dhoni and Ashwin adding 58 runs in a brisk fashion.

Time for a drink. Jadeja went early, but since then Dhoni and Ashwin have counter-attacked with the latter being the aggressor. The pair have plenty of work to do if India have to put up a decent first innings total.

37.6 Woakes to Ashwin, byes, 1 run, even the bowlers don't seem to be helping Buttler today, short and way down leg, Ashwin can't connect with the pull, Buttler dives to his left, gets a hand but cannot stop the ball

37.5 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, good length around off, Ashwin push-drives it back to the bowler, Woakes bends down in his follow-through and stops the ball

37.4 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, again, Woakes drops it short and just outside off, Ashwin hangs back and turns it to mid-on

37.3 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, solidly defended off the front foot to mid-off

37.2 Woakes to Ashwin, 2 runs, back of a length close to off, Ashwin stands up and punches it past mid-off, Broad puts in the hard yards and hauls the back in to keep the batsmen down to a couple

37.1 Woakes to Ashwin, no run, short of length on off, Ashwin does not get the timing on the short-arm pull, he finds mid-on

36.6 Broad to Dhoni, no run, too far across off-stump, Dhoni shows no sign of playing that

36.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, full and angling in on off and middle, Dhoni flicks and picks out mid-on

36.4 Broad to Dhoni, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

36.3 Broad to Dhoni, no run, good length well wide of off, Dhoni walks down the wicket, looks to defend, he misses and the ball goes to third slip off the pads

36.2 Broad to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and asking the batsman to go for the drive, Dhoni resists and lets it go

36.1 Broad to Ashwin, 1 run, full and targeting the stumps, Ashwin leans forward and clips it to mid-wicket, he wanted the second but Dhoni says "no"

Stuart Broad [8.0-4-17-2] is back into the attack

35.6 Woakes to Dhoni, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, Dhoni lunges forward and drives it with an open face to sweeper cover, gets back comfortably for the second

35.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, sprays it down leg, Dhoni does not look to play at that, he lets it go and Buttler dives to collect it

35.4 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, half volley from Woakes and Dhoni does not miss out, even though he is not to the pitch of the ball, he makes up with his fast hands, drives it past mid-off and the timing takes it to the fence

35.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, this time gets it to jag away outside off, left alone

35.1 Woakes to Ashwin, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Ashwin leans forward and drives it elegantly past a diving Broad at cover, Jordan runs behind the ball and pulls it back in

Chris Woakes [6.0-1-17-0] is back into the attack

34.6 J Anderson to Ashwin, 1 run, dropped! Buttler continues to have a poor day behind the wicket. Full and holds its line around off, Ashwin closes the bat face early, gets a leading edge that goes to the right of the keeper, Buttler dives, goes with one-hand and spills it. He should have left it to Cook as it seemed to be carrying. Anderson has his hands on his head

34.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, 1 run, too straight, Dhoni tucks it behind square and picks up an easy single

34.4 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, tad short and on off, Dhoni drops it down the wicket, looks for a single which is not there, that gets Anderson to run up and kick the ball towards the stumps, on his way back he gives a stare to Dhoni

34.3 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Dhoni does not offer a shot as the ball thuds into thigh pad

34.2 J Anderson to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni gets another boundary to the most productive area in this series - third man. Short and just outside off, Dhoni flashes and the ball flies off the outside edge over the slip cordon

34.1 J Anderson to Ashwin, 1 run, moves away from back of a length, Ashwin waits for it to swing and then pushes it to the vacant cover region for a single

Dhoni had gone off the field. The groundsmen were seen pounding the wicket. That caused a slight delay in play. We are ready and here we go

33.6 Broad to Dhoni, no run, on a length just outside off, Dhoni covers the line and lets it pass

33.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, short of length on off, Dhoni bunts it off the back foot in front of cover

33.4 Broad to Ashwin, 3 runs, Anderson seems to be everywhere, he is taking wickets, now saved a run for the team. Full and on the stumps, Ashwin leans forward and flicks it to deep mid wicket, Jimmy gives chase from mid-on, slides and hauls the ball back in. Top effort when you consider he is steaming in from the other end

33.3 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run, good length and nips back in, Dhoni stays in the crease and gets a thickish inside edge to deep backward square leg

33.2 Broad to Dhoni, FOUR, brilliant shot! Dhoni who has been taking blows on the body, decides to take the short delivery on, he rocks back, swivels and muscles the pull behind square, bisected the two fielders in the deep to perfection

33.1 Broad to Dhoni, no run, slightly back of a length and outside off, left alone

32.6 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, short and wide outside off, Ashwin goes for the cut and misses, loose shot that

32.5 J Anderson to Ashwin, FOUR, yes, it was a set-up. The outswinger which is full and on off, Ashwin goes hard at it, the ball takes the edge and flies over the gully fielder. Excellent bowling this from England's premier fast bowler

32.4 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, is this a set-up? The fourth inswinger in a row, Ashwin stands tall and knocks it to the left of Anderson, who runs across and tries to stop the ball, he can't but there is mid-off behind him to back up

32.3 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, pitched up and angling in, Ashwin drives without timing and finds mid-off

32.2 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, tails back in from a good length, Ashwin prefers to hang back and work it to mid-wicket, he did well to not thrust his pad across off-stump

32.1 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, back of a length just outside off, Ashwin goes on the back foot and pushes it to mid-off

31.6 Broad to Dhoni, no run, effort delivery, banged in short and angled down leg, Dhoni stands his ground and lets it go through to Buttler

31.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, good length on the fourth and fifth stump line, left alone

31.4 Broad to Dhoni, no run, in the channel around off, Dhoni comes forward, judges the line to perfection and shoulders arms

31.3 Broad to Dhoni, no run, again, touch short and outside off, easy leave for Dhoni

31.2 Broad to Dhoni, no run, good take by Buttler, he took it in front of first slip. Back of length, shapes away after Dhoni leaves it alone, Buttler had to dive to his right to collect it

31.1 Broad to Ashwin, 1 run, short of length outside off, Ashwin dabs it towards point and gets off strike

Stuart Broad [6.0-4-8-2] is back into the attack

30.6 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, good length just outside off, left alone

30.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, short delivery down leg, Dhoni gets inside the line and lets it pass

30.4 J Anderson to Ashwin, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for lbw is turned down, big inswinger, Ashwin who has been getting too far across his stumps, misses the clip and is rapped on the pads, the ball was doing too much and was sneaking down leg-stump. If he had pitched it just a few inches outside off, he would have had Ashwin in trouble

30.3 J Anderson to Ashwin, SIX, well directed short delivery, Ashwin goes for the pull, gets a top-edge and the ball carries all the way to the fine leg fence. He was nowhere in control of the shot. Umpires had to check whether it bounced before the ropes, it didn't and he gave it as six

30.2 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, shapes back in close to off, Ashwin stays in the crease and bunts it to the off-side

30.1 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, corker from Jimmy, jags back in late, cramps him for room, Ashwin just about brings his bat down and jams it onto his pads, he was surprised with the movement Anderson got on that

29.6 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni looks at ease when the ball is short and outside off - left alone

29.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, tad short and outside off, left alone

29.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Dhoni takes it on the thigh pad, he was not offering a shot

29.3 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, Jordan keeps bowling a beauty each over. This again angled in and held its line, Dhoni camps on the back foot, pokes at it tentatively and is beaten

29.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, full and around off, Dhoni once again is not fully forward as he knocks it back to Jordan

27.6 Jordan to Dhoni, FOUR, if you flash, flash hard is the saying. That is what Dhoni did there, short and outside off, he throws the kitchen sink at it, the ball flies over the slip fielders and almost goes the distance

27.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, pulls the length back on fourth stump, Dhoni will keep leaving those all day

27.4 Jordan to Dhoni, FOUR, another one that goes down to third man, England won't mind that today as they have more fielders catching. Fuller and outside off, Dhoni takes couple of steps down the pitch, yorks himself and manages to squeeze it past the slip cordon

27.3 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, wasted delivery, too far across off, Dhoni shows no interest in playing that

27.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

27.1 Jordan to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length on off, Ashwin hangs on the back foot and plays the short-arm pull to deep square leg

26.5 J Anderson to Ashwin, no run, Anderson gets the radar wrong, slides it down leg, Ashwin does not get bat on the glance, Buttler does not grasp it, but the batsmen don't take the single

26.4 J Anderson to Ashwin, 2 runs, shortens the length just outside off, Ashwin stands tall and pushes it past vacant cover to get off the mark

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

26.3 J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, out Lbw!! Anderson wins the battle on field as well! He is pumped up for sure. Another batsmen departs without troubling the scorers. This was the indipper from Jimmy, it was full and curled back in, Jadeja fails to nail the flick, he struck just below the knee roll in front of leg-stump. Umpire Tucker took his time before raising his finger. Was that doing too much? We will know once the replays are shown. No, it pitched in line and was hitting leg-stump. Ravindra Jadeja lbw b J Anderson 0(7)

J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

26.2 J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, back of a length around off, Jadeja hoists his bat up and lets it go through to Buttler

26.1 J Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, fuller and angled across the left-hander, Jadeja covers his stumps and shoulders arms

Here we go, Anderson vs Jadeja

James Anderson [9.0-3-21-2] is back into the attack

25.6 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, on a length closer to the off-pole, Dhoni judges it well and lets it pass. Good testing over to start off from Jordan

25.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, slanting in on middle and leg, Dhoni wears it on the thigh pad after missing the flick, stifled appeal for lbw, but it was too high and was heading down leg

25.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, a beauty! This was angled in and straightened a touch, Dhoni was playing for the angle coming into him, the ball gushes past the outside edge

25.3 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, drags the length back just outside off, Dhoni lifts his bat and lets it go

25.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, fullish and targeting the stumps, Dhoni knocks it to the on-side staying in the crease

25.1 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, starts with a full one, shapes away outside off, Dhoni lets it go

The umpires are out in the middle followed by the England players and the Indian batsmen. We are minutes away from the start of the post-lunch session....

Welcome back.. Dhoni has copped a few blows to the body, but is still battling it out in the middle. Can the lower-order support him? Will Anderson and Broad run through the remaining batsmen? Answers coming up in a brief while....

1967: England won the 3-match series 3-0

Second Test at Lord's

The Home of Cricket, Lord's was turning out to be a nightmarish ground for the Indians. They had played 5 games before this and had lost all of them, they added to that tally by losing this game as well. Batting once again letting them down as they were bundled out for 152 and 110 in their two innings. England took a big lead of 234 runs with Tom Graveney scoring 151 and Ken Barrington missing out on a ton by 3 runs. With India again failing in the second innings, England romped home by an innings and 124 runs.

Will they resist or crumble? Will England be batting before tea? All your answers coming up in a short while. Before you go away, here is part 18 of our summary of England-India Tests in England. Enjoy that and we will be back in a jiffy...

England's new-ball bowlers - Broad and Anderson have been outstanding and have severely questioned Dhoni's decision to bat first. Anderson's spell of 9 overs - unchanged - was one of the very best one could see in this form of the game. Woakes and Jordan haven't been as threatening, but after lunch it will be the two main men who will continue to prowl. More testing times ahead for the Indian batsmen.

So it has been England all the way but for the 54-run stand between Rahane and Dhoni. India had a disastrous start and were 8/4 in no time. Dhoni needed to be quick to get into the ground to bat, for he must have been relaxing after opting to bat. Once Anderson and Broad were off, things became slightly easier, and both Rahane and Dhoni steadied the ship. Just when it looked like, India would go into lunch four down, Rahane fell to once again increase the pressure on his side

24.6 Woakes to Dhoni, 1 run, soft hands and the ball runs in front of short fine, Ravindra Jadeja is quick to respond and they take a quick single. That will be lunch too

Last ball before lunch

24.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, leaves this delivery outside off alone

24.4 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, down leg and Buttler doesn't make a clean grab, but the ball doesn't escape from his grasp

24.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, takes it on the forearm and doesn't flinch at all. The short delivery from Woakes and Dhoni wanted to get inside the line of it, but was late in doing so. That's not the first time today that he has copped blows on the body

24.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, defends from the crease to leg

24.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, takes a step out and leaves it alone, seeing it was outside off

Last over before lunch and it will be Woakes to bowl

23.6 Jordan to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, loud appeal for lbw, but Erasmus immediately turned it down. Swing for Jordan, but pitches on middle - scratch that, replays show it did pitch outside leg, so there ends any hopes and strikes Ravindra Jadeja on the pads, the angle and the swing means it would've gone down. Right call from Erasmus

23.5 Jordan to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, wasted that as he flings on down leg

23.4 Jordan to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, good delivery - full and shaping back in, Ravindra Jadeja somehow squirted it wide of short leg, looks for the quick single to get off the mark, but it isn't there

23.3 Jordan to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, swinging down leg and Ravindra Jadeja did well to avoid that. Buttler collects and lots of chatter from behind the stumps

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

23.2 Jordan to Rahane, out Caught by Bell!! Rahane has thrown it away. Sucked into the cover drive and the feet didn't get to the pitch, that meant the outside edge was found. Easy grab for second slip. Rahane knows he has spurned a start and is a disappointed man as he walks back. Jordan is pumped though and is high-fiving his team-mates. He badly needed that wicket to shore up his confidence. Rahane c Bell b Jordan 24(52) [4s-3]

Jordan to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

23.1 Jordan to Rahane, no run, wide of off and Rahane doesn't play a shot

22.6 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, gets the bat inside the line of the pad and then leaves

22.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, left alone

22.4 Woakes to Dhoni, byes, FOUR, wayward delivery, down leg and it keeps swinging further. Buttler leaps full length to his left, but can't even get a glove to it. Four more runs added to the total and four additional, welcome runs

22.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, doesn't even carry to Buttler this time. Signs of variable bounce?

22.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, strikes Dhoni high on the pad after he missed the flick

22.2 Woakes to Dhoni, wide, way too high and a wide called. Buttler did well to collect it

22.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, angled in and then seams away, but Dhoni has it covered and lets it go

21.6 Jordan to Rahane, no run, much more solid as he blocks to cover

21.5 Jordan to Rahane, FOUR, just wide of gully. Rahane has looked iffy this over and this stroke nearly results in his downfall. Plays away from the body and the outside edge eluded the right-hand of gully. Just out of his reach. The bat face opened when he played it, but he was never really in control

21.4 Jordan to Rahane, no run, that is a leg-break from Jordan. Just kidding. A pearler of a leg-cutter - went like a leg-break - pitches on off after angling in and then extravagant seam movement away. Rahane plays inside the line and is nowhere near the line of the ball to get a snick

21.3 Jordan to Rahane, no run, every now and then Rahane dabbles at balls outside off, played at it half-heartedly and then looks to pull his bat inside. Neither here nor there and he is beaten

21.2 Jordan to Rahane, no run, nice carry to Buttler after Rahane lets it go. The keeper takes it above his head

21.1 Jordan to Rahane, no run, a solid looking drive, but straight to the fielder at cover

20.6 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, these outside off deliveries aren't going to trouble Dhoni as he leaves again

20.5 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, more leaving from Dhoni

20.4 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, wide of the crease, angled in, seaming away, left alone

20.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, clean collection this time from Buttler as Dhoni leaves

20.2 Woakes to Rahane, byes, 1 run, late swing forces Buttler to fumble, he dives to collect near first slip and cannot make a clean grab

20.1 Woakes to Rahane, no run, short of length on off, Rahane blocks off the back foot

19.6 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, Jordan needs to make Dhoni play. Still wide of off

19.5 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, well wide of off and Dhoni sees it through

19.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, wasted delivery, down leg

19.3 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, full and on off, Dhoni pushes it with an open face to point

19.2 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, good short delivery, Dhoni is looking to push forward all the time, Jordan hurls in the surprise short delivery and Dhoni had to be quick to yank his head away from the line of the delivery. The ball whizzed past his nose

19.1 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, loose from Dhoni. Throws his bat at a wide and full one outside off and misses. So easily could've nicked that

18.6 Woakes to Rahane, no run, on the back foot and comfortably defended

18.5 Woakes to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane is a class apart in this Indian batting line-up at the moment. Another sumptuous off-drive, the bat meeting the ball right under the eyes and the rich timing takes it past mid-off. Everything looked so rosy when Rahane leant forward to play that stroke. Superb sight

End of Anderson. 9 overs in a row and 9 of the very best that one can see in Test cricket. Kept the batsmen guessing by moving it in the air and off the pitch. Used the crease well and mixed up the outswinger and inswinger. Was a threat with each one of them and provided a stern test to all the batters. Rarely can one see such a high class spell of seam and swing bowling. Comparisons can be made to that spell from Steyn against Tendulkar at Cape Town in 2010!

18.4 Woakes to Rahane, no run, short delivery, dug in, but down leg and Buttler dives to take

18.3 Woakes to Rahane, no run, is on the crease and defending it back to Woakes

18.2 Woakes to Dhoni, 1 run, rises onto his toes and drops it in front of point. Looks at Rahane and a quick single is taken

18.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, full outswinger, Dhoni leaves

Chris Woakes [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

17.6 Jordan to Rahane, no run, did he play and miss? Or he did he pull out of the shot at the last moment? 50-50 call that. You make up your mind. It was short and wide outside off, Rahane thought about an upper cut and then withdrew from the shot

17.5 Jordan to Dhoni, 1 run, defended wide of cover and a quick single taken

17.4 Jordan to Dhoni, no run, full and on off, Dhoni defends it back to Jordan

17.3 Jordan to Rahane, 3 runs, another good shot. Opens the face at the last instant and drives wide of point. Woakes makes a spirited chase and hauls it back in with a slide, saves a run for his side

17.2 Jordan to Rahane, no run, brings this closer to off, but still not close enough to make Rahane play

17.1 Jordan to Rahane, no run, well wide of off and Rahane leaves

Chris Jordan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

16.6 J Anderson to Dhoni, FOUR, controlled open-faced drive from Dhoni, he just steered it wide of the fifth slip and the ball raced away. Dhoni now on 22

The sun is out now

16.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

16.4 J Anderson to Rahane, 3 runs, a soft outside edge runs wide of fifth slip, went to ground quickly, Jordan hauls it back in, but the batsmen have taken three by then

16.3 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, back to leaving is Rahane as Anderson keeps plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty

16.2 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, that's a fine delivery, making Rahane play, late swing too, but the batsman covered it well and defended to cover with the full face of the bat. Nice cricket all around

Five slips in place for Anderson

16.1 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, outswinger, Rahane lets it go

15.6 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, good leave, for the ball was coming back in, Dhoni had to watch it till the end and did so

15.5 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, the cover is left vacant for that shot and Dhoni has found the gap with a good cover drive. Woakes wants Dhoni to play that stroke, but this time Dhoni got right to the pitch of it and drove it well

15.4 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, driven wide of mid-off and Broad tumbles to his right to parry it to mid-on. Keeps Dhoni at that end

15.3 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni lifts his bat and lets it go to that short of length delivery outside off

15.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, angled in and then seams away, but since it isn't near off, it is left alone

15.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni sees that short of length delivery outside off and then doesn't play a shot

14.6 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, wide of the crease - using the crease well again is Anderson - and that's a comfortable leave for Rahane who safely sees it through to Buttler

14.5 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, short and banged in hard on the pitch, Rahane lets it go and Buttler leaps to collect

14.4 J Anderson to Rahane, 2 runs, very full and Rahane plays an open-faced drive wide of point. Dhoni wanted the third, but the fielder slid to prevent it. They settle for a couple

14.3 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, short of length outside off, Rahane lets it go

14.2 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, Rahane is sucked into the cover drive. It angled in and then seamed away, since it angled in, Rahane was lured into the shot. Lovely shape on that delivery too

Anderson is into his eighth over in a row. Would be a tough task to get the ball out of his hand under these conditions. He is bowling like a dream. Mixing up the outswingers and the inswingers quite beautifully. Posing a question every single delivery. High class stuff this from the Burnley lad

14.1 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, Rahane shoulders arms to an outswinger

13.6 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, tucks the bat inside the line of the pad and lets it go

13.5 Woakes to Rahane, 1 run, defends off the back foot and the ball again goes behind square, single taken once more

13.4 Woakes to Dhoni, 1 run, a slight inside edge onto the pads and the ball trickles down to leg. Single taken

13.3 Woakes to Dhoni, FOUR, right through Jordan's hands at fourth slip! Woakes has his hands on his head. Dhoni sees this full one outside off and goes hard at it, good job he went hard, for the ball just flew off the outside edge. Jordan had no time to react, by the time his hands reacted, the ball had rushed past them

13.2 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, late swing for Woakes, but Dhoni pushes it softly to cover

Woakes too has four slips and a gully in place. He will be looking to pitch it up

13.1 Woakes to Dhoni, no run, goes for the attempted yorker first up, but doesn't hit that length, Dhoni jams it down the wicket

Chris Woakes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

That will be an hour's play done and it will be drinks. England have bossed that hour and at one stage had the visitors at 8/4. Rahane and Dhoni have weathered the storm, but there seems no end to their troubles as still Jordan and Woakes are yet to bowl. This is a serious examination of one's temperament on a spiteful wicket against top quality seam and swing bowling.

12.6 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, angles in and then seams away, Rahane shoulders arms to leave that alone

Five slips and a gully for Rahane against Anderson

12.5 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, solid forward defensive from Rahane as he covers the line well

12.4 J Anderson to Dhoni, 1 run, just a single to fine leg. The sharp short delivery from Anderson, Dhoni made a late call to pull and it bobbled off the splice of the bat. He gets off strike

12.3 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, again late movement for Anderson, inswinging one too, Dhoni somehow stabs it near his feet

12.2 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, a thick inside edge onto the pads saves Dhoni. A loud shout for lbw, but Tucker spotted the nick. Good call. Dhoni looked very ungainly in dealing with that big inswinger

12.1 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni takes one on the forearm. He isn't wearing a forearm guard too. Is a pretty strong man. Is stoic. Just moves on after copping a blow

No leg slip and no short leg for Anderson against Dhoni. He runs in again to the Indian captain

11.6 Broad to Rahane, no run, shoulders arms to the final delivery of the over to finish a fine over from Broad

11.5 Broad to Rahane, no run, well played again. Second time, he hasn't fended at a short delivery on the ribs. Mindful of a short leg in place he keeps this down with soft hands. The ball dies down quickly

11.4 Broad to Rahane, no run, slips that down leg, some breathing space for Rahane

11.3 Broad to Rahane, no run, unplayable! Too good for Rahane. And you have to be pretty unlucky to nick that. Angled in, hits the pitch and then squares up Rahane on the back foot defensive, the ball seams away to miss off and the outside edge. How do you play that? Rahane just shrugs it off and moves on. Broad is mighty disappointed though. Can't believe his luck

11.2 Broad to Rahane, no run, another leave to an outswinger

11.1 Broad to Rahane, no run, outswinger, on a back of a length, outside off, left alone

10.6 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, peach! Absolute cracker of a nut. Did everything but take a wicket. Lovely outswinger, lures Dhoni forward into the push and the ball just moved away to miss the nick. Nearly the fifth

10.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, down leg, a wasted delivery

10.4 J Anderson to Dhoni, FOUR, can you believe this? - an appeal for an lbw, but the ball has gone for four to long-off. Dhoni shuffled across to off and was walking down simultaneously as well, the ball thudded into pad first - which forced the appeal from Anderson - then the bat came down and the ball ran away past mid-off. Moeen ran back to retrieve, but the ball won the race

10.3 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, pulls the bat inside the line and then leaves the swinging ball alone

10.2 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, short of length and seaming away, from outside off, left alone

10.1 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni is nearly sucked into the fatal forward push, but does well to leave the outswinger alone

9.6 Broad to Rahane, no run, well wide of the crease and that is close to a wide. Nothing doing from Rahane

9.5 Broad to Rahane, no run, beaten! Rahane is unsure which one is coming in and which ones are going out. He follows this outswinger and is lucky not to edge it. Just tamely pushed at it

9.4 Broad to Rahane, no run, gets right behind the line and defends solidly. The ball falls near his feet

9.3 Broad to Rahane, no run, huge shout for lbw, but Erasmus reckons it was missing leg and Hawk-Eye proves him right. Good call. Pitched in line and snuck past the bat to rap Rahane on the pad. But the inswing would've taken it down. Once again Broad runs forward, assuming it will be given before turning around to appeal. Not on that!

9.2 Broad to Rahane, no run, Rahane is down, but not out! He arches back and the momentum makes him go to ground. He gets up and then says he is alright to Dhoni. Well played by Rahane, as he watched the searing short delivery all the way and avoided it. It was coming at him all the time and he watched it like a hawk

9.1 Broad to Rahane, no run, back of a length and outside off, slight away movement too and Rahane had a nervous fiddle at it, beaten on the edge

8.6 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, full on off, Dhoni drives and finds mid-on. No real timing on that

8.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, lifter from Anderson. Pitched outside off and draws Dhoni into the forward defensive, the Indian captain tries to pull his bat inside the line, but the ball was too quick for him. This is a serious examination folks!

8.4 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, a slight inside edge onto the pads saves Dhoni as he prodded forward to defend. The inswinger from Anderson again. He is mixing it up beautifully

8.3 J Anderson to Dhoni, FOUR, Anderson can't believe that it has gone into the tiny gap between fourth slip and gully. Dhoni steering it with an open face and getting it into the gap. The ball went to ground quickly

8.2 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, now the inswinger, not the big hooping one, but a normal one, Dhoni defends from the crease

8.1 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, so close to the fifth! Could've left that but he just wafted at it and nearly nicked off again. Was outside off and Dhoni made the wrong choice

7.6 Broad to Rahane, no run, well played! Drops it with soft hands as the ball was rearing on him. Another testing over from Broad comes to an end

7.5 Broad to Rahane, no run, back of a length outside off, Rahane leaves again

7.3 Broad to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane is the man in form and he plays a beautiful off-drive. Classical stuff from the Mumbaikar. Stays low and the balance is top notch as he puts it away past mid-off. Even the slow outfield doesn't prevent the boundary

7.2 Broad to Rahane, no run, left alone to a delivery outside off

7.1 Broad to Rahane, no run, nips back in and then raps Rahane on the pad. But a bit high and no real appeal from England

6.6 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, did it brush the helmet? Looked like it as Dhoni ducked under that bouncer. Vicious stuff from Anderson and to go with it a vicious glare as well at the Indian captain who walks to the other end

6.5 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, the outswingers are coming in thick and fast, Dhoni lets it go again

6.4 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, looks to hit leg stump with a big inswinger but slips it down leg. Buttler collects

6.3 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni drops his gloves and leaves the back of a length delivery outside off alone

A leg slip is in as well for Dhoni against Anderson

6.2 J Anderson to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni shuffles across well outside off, and then leaves the wild short of length delivery outside off alone

6.1 J Anderson to Rahane, 3 runs, full and outside off, Rahane plays with soft hands and guides it through the vacant point region for three runs. The ball plugs in the outfield, that gives the batsman to take three

5.6 Broad to Dhoni, no run, Broad pings Dhoni on the body with an inswinger, Dhoni is looking to leave everything which doesn't need his attention - thereby taking some blows

5.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, well outside off and swinnging away, Dhoni lifts his bat and lets it go

5.4 Broad to Dhoni, no run, that's better, leaves the full delivery outside off which is swinging away

5.3 Broad to Dhoni, no run, the inswinger from Broad, angles it in and hits Dhoni on the body

5.2 Broad to Dhoni, no run, the ball is humming and Cook beams like a cheshire cat. Dhoni pushes out at the full one outside off and nearly nicks off. Should leave those

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.1 Broad to Pujara, out Caught by Jordan!! Make that 8/4 and another batsman falls. Loose from Che. Very loose. Very uncharacteristic from Che. He drives with feet in lead and nicks to the fourth slip. Jordan has bucket like hands and he won't drop those. Che cuts a forlon figure as he walks back. Pujara c Jordan b Broad 0(6)

Broad to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.6 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, left alone to the final delivery of the over and what an over it has been

4.5 J Anderson to Rahane, no run, doesn't come too far forward, but manages to defend to short cover

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.4 J Anderson to Kohli, out Caught by Cook!! Duck for Kohli and India in huge trouble now. Anderson is on a roll and he is jumping around in delight. Similar dismissal to Vijay, but this one Kohli could've left it alone for it was slightly wide of off, but Kohli has had trouble outside off throughout the series and he has nicked off. Good low catch to his right by Cook for the ball was coming at his ankles. Kohli c Cook b J Anderson 0(2)

J Anderson to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.3 J Anderson to Kohli, no run, the inswinger, and it shoots through to Buttler, left alone by Kohli first up

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.2 J Anderson to Vijay, out Caught by Cook!! Both the openers are gone now. The perfect outswinger, ala Dale Steyn, nothing much Vijay could've done. Tried to cover the line, but the ball was too good, taking the healthy edge and comfortably snaffled at first slip. Vijay was leaving really well until then, but this one was on off, which meant he had to play at it. Replays show that it angled in and then went away - simply too good for Vijay. Vijay c Cook b J Anderson 0(14)

3.6 Broad to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, Pujara stands tall and defends to short leg

3.5 Broad to Pujara, no run, how did that miss hitting the top of off and middle? Pujara puffs his cheeks out and blows air out. Heaves a sigh of relief after that corker beat him all ends up. He was trying to cover the line, but the late indip meant the ball snuck through the bat and pad gap, the extra bounce takes it over the stumps. That was a close shave for Che

3.4 Broad to Pujara, no run, that is a nice take by Buttler. Sharp bounce from a back of a length and the line was down leg, which meant easy work for the batsman, but not for the keeper. The ball was still climbing as it reached Buttler

3.3 Broad to Pujara, no run, forward and defending back to Broad is Pujara. Nicely played

Four slips and a gully for Broad against Pujara. England on the attack

3.2 Broad to Pujara, no run, fuller length outside off, Pujara leaves

Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.1 Broad to Gambhir, out Caught by J Root!! Gambhir falls early. Has got out like this so many times in the past. Hasn't learnt from his mistakes, one assumes. Closed the face on the middle stump delivery, the thick leading edge carried nicely to gully. Easy catch and India are 1 down quickly. Gambhir c J Root b Broad 4(7)

Broad to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Gambhir is gone. Caught at gully. Root is the man who does the catching

2.6 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, left alone to an outswinger

2.5 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, a big hooping inswinger from Anderson, Vijay didn't pick it, the front foot got far too across as he shaped to flick to leg. Too much swing meant that the ball went down leg. Vijay has a wry smile on his face after the ball missed the bat. If the inswinger had pitched around off and swung in less, Vijay might have been in huge trouble

2.4 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, good line from Anderson, keeps it aroud off and gets the outswing going, Vijay shoulders arms

2.3 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, back to leaving is Vijay as Anderson probes away in the corridor of uncertainty

2.2 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, England were excited for a bit. They reckoned it kissed the glove on the way to Buttler - who dived full length to his left to collect that. Clearly missed everything

2.1 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, outswinger and left alone

1.6 Broad to Gambhir, byes, FOUR, Buttler has missed that. That has burst through his gloves and runs away to the fence. Sharp lifter from Broad, Gambhir shouldered arms and left that alone, Buttler was caught by surprise and couldn't stop it. Hit the edge of the finger and tipped over the bar

1.5 Broad to Gambhir, no run, bouncer, but down leg and Gambhir ducks under it

1.4 Broad to Gambhir, no run, a soft leading edge and lucky that it didn't carry to the man on the off-side. Closed the face of the bat too early and the ball went to ground quickly. Gambhir shadow-practices the flick afterwards

1.3 Broad to Gambhir, 2 runs, closes the face of the bat and nudges this in front of fine leg. Quick running gives them a couple of runs

1.2 Broad to Gambhir, no run, fiddled at this and gets beaten. Tries to push the bat inside the line, but the ball had already passed the outside edge. Just about carried to Buttler

1.1 Broad to Gambhir, 2 runs, that should settle all the nerves! Gambhir is off the mark to the first ball he faces. Half-volley on the pads, he tucks it wide of short leg for a couple of runs. Heaves a sigh of relief after completing the two

Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, a maiden over to begin with for Anderson, Vijay defends this off the back foot and Jordan runs across from short cover to cut it off

0.5 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, slightly wide of the crease and angles in, before it moves away, Vijay shoulders arms

0.4 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, a solid forward defensive from Vijay, right forward and off the middle of the bat, to short cover

0.3 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, well outside off and again swing for Anderson

0.2 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, good fielding by Jordan at mid-off. He ran across and dived to stop any runs after Vijay drove that softly wide of him

0.1 J Anderson to Vijay, no run, immediately swing for Anderson, but he pitches it well outside off and gets it to swerve away, left alone

Vijay and Gambhir are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. J Anderson will open the attack

The players are out there. Gambhir and Vijay punch gloves before stepping in on the field. Anderson - on his home ground - will bowl with the new ball. Three slips and a gully to begin with. The players are in their jumpers - which shows that it's cold out there. 'Play' calls the umpire and we are all set to go...

bbctms tweet about the revised playing conditions: 'Playing hours. Start 1130 Lunch 1.30pm. Tea 4.10. Scheduled close 6.30 but play can go on until 7.'

Big match for Gambhir, he receives that elusive opportunity to prove himself whilst Aaron is back to Tests, 3 years after making his debut.

Cook: 'It looks a good wicket despite the overhead conditions. It is nice to have Finn back. We will have to build the pressure on India, hopefully we do that.'

Dhoni: 'We are looking to bat first. The conditions are overast but looks like a good batting wicket. We have three changes. Gautam comes in for Dhawan, Ashwin replaces Rohit and Aaron is in as well, he comes in for Shami. It is important to rotate the bowlers. Aaron is the quickest. We wanted to play five bowlers. It is a nice question to ask irrespective of what the answer is (when enquired about the 5-bowler theory). What is important is to win sessions, that's where we will move forward.'

India have won the toss and have opted to bat

Dhoni and Cook make their way out for the toss.

Great news as the covers on the main square have been removed. The umpires are in the process of nailing in the stumps. It looks to be brightening as well. Well, we have news about the toss - it will happen at 11:00am local and play will begin at 11:30. So just the half-an-hour delay.

The covers are coming off one by one, but the main square is still covered. The inspection should gives us more answers to all your questions. Meanwhile, it's Duncan Fletcher who is doing all the talking in the Indian team huddle. Everyone listen in intently. By the looks of it, was a serious discussion.

Latest update: There will be an inspection at 10:45am local. The toss was scheduled at 10:30, so definitely we will have a delayed start.

SkyCricket tweet: 'Toss delayed at Old Trafford'. For the first time in the series, we have the elements playing their part. Fingers crossed that we will get a full days' play...

STAT attack: India have never won in Manchester in 8 attempts while the hosts have never lost here since 2001.

It's time to wrap up the newspapers segment. It is currently drizzling and covers are on the field. The weather forecast through the course of the entire five days does not seem all that promising either. Do stay with us for further updates.

'Team-composition dilemmas, the individual drive for perfection, the anticipation that precedes a Test and even the one eye on the whimsical weather, are part of the charms that adorn cricket. The tricky one is the second, in which the headlines have been grabbed by the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja issue and the International Cricket Councils (ICC) interventions.'

He writes, 'The current series has witnessed two parallel worlds. The first is the sporting one, in which M.S.Dhoni's men play matches and the skipper mulls over his selection options. It is also a backdrop that has featured Alastair Cook sneaking in well ahead of Tests, having long chats with coach Peter Moores, doing rapid push-ups and then batting non-stop against throw-downs.'

K.C.Vijaya Kumar's preview for the Hindu carries the headline: Can the Indians bounce back in crucial Test?

'For the past two days, the Indians have been obsessed with the sweep shot. Virat Kohli has spent most of his playing time at the nets being on the knees and endlessly repeating the horizontal bat shot. He was also seen discussing the paddle sweep with MS Dhoni. Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane too seem to be planning to take the sweep option against spinners. India couldn't have competed with England in the head-to-head pace contest, but in case Dhoni includes two spinners in the side, there happens to be some hope'. writes Sandeep Dwivedi for The Indian Express.

'If England largely have got their selections spot-on, then India appear not to have done so at any stage. In particular any mystery surrounding the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin currently centres not on his carrom ball or whatever other tricks he possesses, but on his continuing absence from the team.'

'Regardless, neither MS Dhoni still apparently distracted by extraneous matters nor Duncan Fletcher made a very good job of bringing some equilibrium back to their side. They have let England escape and it may be difficult to get them back now even if the series, as it stands, is dead level.'

Selvey adds, 'Any momentum that India may have felt in the aftermath of their Lord's trouncing of England seemed to have dissipated in Hampshire, as if they were either suffering collectively from a euphoria hangover, or still waterlogged with it.'

Mike Selvey's piece for the Guardian wears the headline: 'England move on and threaten to pull away from India in Test series'

'All good things are worth waiting for, and the 353 days in between Test match wins was certainly testing everyone's patience. But one swallow doesn't make a summer. England must now go on and win the series. The emphatic 266-run win will give the dressing room and all their supporters great hope, but more pleasing, the level of performance over the five days of the third Test was near perfect. It's no coincidence that the victory to square the series at 1-1 with two to play was built around the senior players stepping up to the plate' writes Alec Stewart for The Mirror.

'Anderson is like McGrath in the sense he hates conceding runs. Banter is part of the game and if you can't take an opponent questioning your game then you are not cut out for international cricket. If you start personally abusing someone for who they are or use physical force then the coach and captain has to step in.'

'At Old Trafford I would say to Jimmy carry on but don't give India an excuse to report him again. He is winning England the series and the political tension between the teams is high so he is vulnerable if he blows his top again and gets involved in a needless spat. The best bowlers channel the aggression in the right way. You knew you were on top of McGrath if he started losing his rag. At Lord's it was clear England were unsettled by the allegations that came out of the Trent Bridge Test. They were very fragile and standoffish out in the middle. I think it really got to Jimmy. But at the Ageas Bowl he was back to being the Jimmy of old.'

The ex-England skipper writes, 'Sledging in the modern game can be a useful weapon for teams looking to unnerve batsmen and score a psychological advantage. The game is weighted in the favour of the batsmen so you cannot blame bowlers and fielders of using any little extra edge to help them take wickets.'

Michael Vaughan, writing for the Telegraph UK, opines that James Anderson should carry on sledging India as long as the England bowler does not stray into outright abuse.

Well, I have no answers as of now. But with the series locked at 1-1, I am sure that the story is set up beautifully. Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the fourth Test at OT. Before the action blasts off, let us have a peek at what the newspapers have in store for us.

Former India captain, Sourav Ganguly reckoned that India would be better off playing both Aaron and Gambhir. What will be Dhoni's XI? Can the visitors strike back after the abject surrender at the Ageas Bowl?

Cook's men will be delighted with the development of Moeen Ali, who spun out India inside five days with a 6-wicket haul. He is a canny operator. Moeen does not overuse the doosra, he keeps the batsmen guessing by varying his flight and lengths in addition to generating some turn. Having said that, it would be foolhardy to jump the gun and mark him as the next Graeme Swann.

With spin likely to play its part later in the Test, will Ravi Ashwin finally break into the XI? Ashwin is not going to cause the ball to turn miles from outside leg to hit the off-stump but lends a new dimension to the Indian attack, especially against an opposition with three left-handers in the top 6.

The Indian camp cuts a gloomy picture. All batting starts led to stops, the extra batsman in Rohit Sharma endured brain fades in both innings, Dhawan too was found out against the moving ball, so much so that Shane Warne compared his defensive technique to that of a tail-ender. Even more glaring have been the failures of Kohli and Che. Pankaj Singh bowled with gusto but had nothing in his last column to show for.

Arguably Finn is a like-for-like replacement for the Yorkshire paceman. Finn was impressive this summer, collecting 44 wickets for Middlesex at an average of just a smidge under 30. Can Finn rise from the Ashes?

For India, Ishant Sharma is still not fit. Bhuvi, who looked jaded at Southampton, is nursing a swollen ankle. The hosts, meanwhile, have brought in Steve Finn for the injured Liam Plunkett. An injury cloud hangs over Stuart Broad as well.

After the high of Lord's win, India stretched back to the stragglers again, crumbling badly at the Ageas Bowl. England, having comprehensively won all the sessions in the third Test to break their 353-day winless Test run are back on track. Jimmy is fired up, Ali Cook is back in form and so is Bell, Ballance has gritted it out despite deficiencies in his technique, Moeen Ali has shown enormous promise and Buttler enjoyed a sparkling debut to cap it all. The Shovegate scandal though has disguised the fact that both sides are smarting from a few injury concerns.

Jimmy Anderson and Ravi Jadeja hugged and patched up after the ugly spat on Friendship Day. Oooooopsss, scratch that and forgive me. The lead up to the Old Trafford Test has all been about the Anderson-Jadeja verdict, wherein The Judicial Commissioner, His Honor Gordon Lewis AM, found Anderson not guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. Disappointed with the verdict, the BCCI requested the ICC to appeal against it but the latter decided against it. While the Indian management is crying foul over Jimmy's escape route, the Burnley Express will continue to steam in and look to derail India again. The sparks have not yet died down.

Preview

With the series level at 1-1 with two Tests to go, the Old Trafford Test will be the one where both teams look to seize the upper hand. At the end of the second Test it looked that England were in a complete mess. India were already eyeing a historic series win. It's amazing how a single victory can change the complexion of a series so completely. Cut to the present and it is India who have more headaches than the hosts.

India:

Ishant Sharma's loss after a match-winning performance at Lord's was a body blow to the already inexperienced Indian bowling attack. His non-availability for the Old Trafford Test will compound Dhoni's woes. Will the impressive yet luck-less Pankaj Singh be persisted with? Will Shami face the axe? Can Varun Aaron add some oomph to the attack? Two spinners or just one? Gambhir in for Dhawan or will Pujara be promoted like Dravid in 2011? Does Rohit Sharma deserve another chance?

Plenty of questions but no ready answers. MS Dhoni will go with the combination that he feels most comfortable with. Taking 20 wickets is going to be a huge challenge for the team and India will have to pull some big punches to get this task done.

Murali Vijay's calm presence at the top and Ajinkya Rahane's lone battles in the middle have stood out in a chequered batting show so far. The failures of Pujara and Kohli is a cause of concern but India will be backing the duo to come good when it matters the most.

England:

More than the win itself it was the manner in which it came at Southampton should please England the most. All the boxes that were empty before the start of that Test were ticked by the end of it. Alastair Cook and Ian Bell found form. Moeen Ali slotted into the spinner's role splendidly, the wicket-keeper contributed with runs and the young guns weighed in as well. Suddenly the England jigsaw puzzle solved itself. The squad looks a lot more balanced now and in excellent shape.

Steven Finn could get a look-in with an injury cloud over Stuart Broad. James Anderson has bowled the most number of deliveries by a fast bowler in Tests this year but he has shown no signs of tiring. It must help that England have only two more Tests to play for the year and Anderson will be pushing himself to give his best. He needs 13 more wickets to become England's all-time highest leading wicket-taker and considering the form he is in, it seems a real possibility that he could achieve it before the end of the summer.

Stats and trivia:

Cheteshwar Pujara is 160 runs away from reaching the 2000-run landmark in Tests while Kohli needs 178 to get there

India have played 8 Tests at Old Trafford but have never won and have lost 3 times